Beautiful flowers growing wild along the highway.

This is what we look for every morning and most afternoons. Chairs outside means coffee shop!

Square near where I'm staying tonight. Not much of a fountain.

Day 24 - To Sao Joao de Madeira

September 25, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

I had a 7:30 AM start. Earliest yet. It was 13° when I left, but got up to mid 20s. And sunny.
Walked 22.4 km today. Everything felt good. Two days away from Porto. I’m scheduled to arrive there day after tomorrow.

Porto is a popular place. It is where most people start for the Portuguese camino. Not many start from Lisbon. I feel like it’s the last leg of my trip, although its well over 200kms (varies according to the route taken) whereas from Lisbon is 640ish, again depending on the route. Porto to Santiago is estimated to take 1 1/2 - 2 weeks to complete. But that varies too.Read more