The Portuguese Way (Portuguese: Caminho Português, Spanish: Camino Portugués) is the name of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes starting in Portugal. It begins at Porto or Lisbon. From Porto, along the Douro River, pilgrims travel north crossing the five main rivers—the Ave, Cávado, Neiva, Lima and Minho—before entering Spain and passing through Padron on the way to Santiago de Compostela.
The Portuguese way is the second most popular route after the French Way and the Portuguese coastal way is the seventh most popular route in Galicia, with 19.9% and 4.41%, respectively. The Portuguese way is 227 km long starting in Porto or 610 km long starting in Lisbon. The way from Porto was historically used by the local populations and by those who arrived in the local ports. In the contemporary period, most pilgrims are foreigners, and of the total number reaching Galicia between January 1 and October 6, 2017, only 4.27% were Portuguese. Roughly 30,000 pilgrims per year walk this path. It is growing in popularity, and 81,000 walked the Portuguese way in 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Portuguese_Way
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago
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I will be having a go at the self-supported FKT starting on the 29th of October. My attempt will be a continuous effort.
It would be possible to follow live here: https://maps.findmespot.com/s/SH5M
I will be attempting this record, starting on November 3rd, running as a continuous self-supported effort.
All runs will be tracked on Strava and uploaded each day. Will be using the route David has shared / followed.
Good luck to Hugo, who seems to be midway through his attempt as I type!
Irei realizar este precurso no dia 31 de Agosto pelas 19h a sair da Sé do Porto. Irá ser feito em auto-suficiência e sozinho.
Até já! 🙌😁