The Portuguese Way with a Young Family

It was a wonderful walk into Santiago, and so nice to meet some familiar faces for cheers and high fives at the finish. There aren’t many young children on the Portugues Costa/Littoral route, so our chatty children stood out.

I’m so glad we decided to do this as a family. I’ve personally learnt not to underestimate what children can achieve.

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Here’s some info to help others’planning.

We left Porto on 25th Aug with some short stages to get accustomed to being on our feet and out all day.

The children have been amazing! They are almost-5 and 8 years old and walked the whole way, no piggy back rides. My husband’s pack has been heavy for sure. We mainly stay in private accommodation, usually apartments found on Airbnb and booking dot com.

We mix some short days in with the long days, so we have 2 or max 3 long days in a row.

We keep our own km notes as we switch between the Littoral & Costa, and also to/from accommodation.

Porto to Matosinhos 13km

Matosinhos to Praia de Angeiras 11km

Praia de Angeiras to Povoa de Varzim 18km

Povoa de Varzim to Agucadoura 8km

Agucadoura to Esponsende 17km

Esponsende to Viana do Castelo 27km

Viana do Castelo to Gelfa 15km

Gelfa to Caminha 13km

Caminha to Oia 22km

Oia to Baiona 18km

Rest day

Baiona to Vigo 22km

Vigo to Redondela 17km

Redondela to Pontesampaio 9km

Pontesampaio to Pontevedra 12km

Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis 22km

Caldas de Reis to Padron 19 km

Padron to O Milladoiro 18km

O Milladoiro to Santiago de Compostela 8km

19 days in total, what a wonderful experience. We’ve really enjoyed taking the slow way to savour the journey.