The Portuguese Way of Saint James from the coast for groups as small and homogeneous as 6 or even 12 elements. Often large groups cannot however cycle together. Nor is it possible in the meantime to maintain the same pace. Small groups are still more homogeneous and allow you to cycle together. So at the end of each stage you will always be together with those who are also on the Way of Saint James. If there are only 2 people you can join with another 4 to make a group and share the fixed costs of this adventure.
This way you can quickly manage, choose the date and book accommodation directly
- Departure at Sé do Porto (or any other place of your choice)
- 1st stage: Viana do Castelo
- 2nd stage: Valença
- 3rd stage: Pontevedra
- Arrival in Santiago to return cyclist, bicycle and luggage
- (departure in the time slot between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.)
Choose your own style and that of your group, as well as the type of accommodation
Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo is first and foremost one of the most beautiful cities in northern Portugal. Their participation in the Portuguese Discoveries and later also in cod fishing shows their traditional connection to the sea.
Viana do Castelo is quickly reached from Oporto, or similarly from Valença for those coming from Spain. From the Santa Luzia hill, one can observe the privileged geographical situation of the town, which is also next to the sea and the mouth of the river Lima. This stunning view and the Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ventura Terra’s revivalist building from 1898, can be the starting point for visiting the city.
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A border town, located by the Minho River, Valença is above all surrounded by walls and retains the characteristics of a fortified town in the 17th and 18th centuries. XVII-XVIII in the style of the French military architect Vauban.
Its first name was “Contrasta”, which meant a village opposite to another, due to its location opposite the Galician city of Tui on the other bank of the River Miño.
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“Pontevedra gives drink to those who pass by” is a Galician saying that expresses very well the essence of this city: hospitality.
This tradition of welcoming is reflected in the Pilgrim Virgin, emblem of the Portuguese road to Compostela, certainly honoured by the Pontevedrinos with a curious church, a national monument, with the floor plan in the shape of a scallop!
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- The whole group must stay in the same accommodation, at the very least the backpacks must be in one place.
- Backpack transportation included
- Luggage collected in the morning at 8 am at reception and placed on the next stage until 5 pm on the day
- Return transport to Oporto at the end of the tour. Price per group 6 or 12 elements
- You can also request the group’s return transportation to another city.
Extra for other cities
If the group is from another city in continental Portugal, you can request a transfer from your city to the starting point.
- Request collection in another city to start in Porto (Sé do Porto)
- The return from Santiago is then calculated for the first city
The value of this experience is estimated for 6 people, way from Santiago Portuguese coast in this way, with the transport of backpacks in the cities indicated as a suggestion.
For a group of 6 people the cost of transport from Santiago to Porto. In the same way you can choose another city with budget adjustment.
Backpack transport. They are delivered to the shop in Póvoa de Varzim on the previous days. Delivered along the route.
Dormidas à escolha nas sugeridas no separador nesta experiência “accommodations“.
TOP service tailored to your budget for the coastal Portuguese Way of St James. You just need to pedal and do your challenge.
You can request here the transfer from Santiago to Portugal
If you still have any doubts, please contact us for further clarifications
Have a simpler and more peaceful bike trip this way without the weight of your luggage. For the transport of luggage and backpacks on the other hand, you can request a quotation using the following form.
If you need a bike to do the Camino de Santiago in that sense you have one of the following options. See which one is most suitable for what you will need. So choose the accessories you will need.
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If not 6 people, in the same way invite other cyclists to share this experience and benefit from the same cost. You don’t have to cycle together, in the same way you just have to choose the same place to stay overnight and return the same day. Good Portuguese coastal Santiago way.
Any clarification see here the map of the way.
