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How to get to Tui to start the Portuguese Way!

How to get to Tui to start the Portuguese Way is very simple. We have a very good location and we are great communicated! There are many of you who ask us how to get to Tui to start the Portuguese Way. Each one comes from a different place and in a different way so […]

How to get to Tui to start the Portuguese Way is very simple. We have a very good location and we are great communicated!

There are many of you who ask us how to get to Tui to start the Portuguese Way. Each one comes from a different place and in a different way so for your information we summarize the most appropriate way depending on your place of origin!

You have to keep in mind that some schedules can be modified, so don´t trust us 100% and ensure the information in the links and contact!

If you come from Madrid, Barcelona or cities that communicate with the capital!

The best option is to travel by train to Guillarei, a train station that is about 4 kilometers from our hostel. Once you arrive, the best option is to take a taxi because walking is going to touch you a lot!

Telephone: 902 320 320 www.renfe.es

From Vigo airport 

The option is to take a bus to the center of Vigo and from there to Tui.

VIGO AIRPORT Bus: Airport- Plaza Eugenio Fadrique in Vigo. Price €1.35 / From Monday to Saturday every 30 minutes. / Sundays and holidays every 60 minutes in the morning and every 30 minutes in the afternoon.

If you want to go directly to the Urzaiz train station, from the airport you can take the urban bus to the “Urzaiz 13” stop with lines L8, L16 or L24.

👉 If you want to go to the Bus Station, the lines are L4C and L23. This is the one you should take if you want to take the bus from Vigo Station to Tui! ((in the next paragraph, you have the schedules 🕜).

⚠️ TIP As you can see, you lose some time, so if you want to get directly from Vigo Airport to your room at Ideas Peregrinas, think about the option of a taxi, it costs about 30 euros.

Vigo-Tui by bus!

Bus:Vigo Bus Station-Stop in Tui

👉 Price €3.15 / Check the schedules here (968 298 297) 

🕜 SCHEDULES VIGO-TUI:  https://lugove.gal/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/A-Guarda1.pdf

You arrive by Santiago!

IMPORTANT!! If you want to take a train from Santiago, remember that it takes you to Vigo, to the Guixar and Urzaiz Train Station. Price €9.55-€11.50 / Every hour

👉 The most direct is by BUS: 

SANTIAGO-PONTEVEDRA-TUI

Take a bus from the Santiago-Pontevedra-Tui bus station with MONBUS. Approximate price €5,55 and €4.45 respectively / Santiago-Pontevedra every hour all week and Pontevedra-Tui 12:00-7:00 p.m. per week (we recommend stopping at Plaza de Galicia, which is more central).

SANTIAGO-VIGO-TUI

Another option is to take a bus from Santiago station to Vigo and from there to Tui.

SANTIAGO-VALENÇA

Alsa has a direct service from the Santiago bus station to Valença do Minho, which is the Portuguese city with which we are Eurocity, it´s a 20-minute walk away.

Approximate price €30 / 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 06:00 p.m. If you buy the ticket on the web you must put the destination Valença do Minho. But ask the driver to stop you in Tui!

From Porto!

We have very good communication with the city and the airport.

ALSA: Bus: Porto- Valença do Minho Airport with ALSA. Approximate price €15 / 12:45 p.m., 1:10 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 5:10 p.m. all week.

The Autna company continues to provide service from Porto to Valença. More info: Autna

Train Porto-Campanha or Sao Bento- Valença by train Approximate price between €11 and €18.45/ various times throughout the day. You can consult them at www.cp.pt

Once in Valença, make your first section from Portugal and walk following the arrows on the path, following these tracks you arrive at the door of our hostel. If you arrive late or tiredness does not allow it, do not worry, we will send you a taxi!

If you find this information useful, share it! and if you discover better ways to get there NOTIFY home@ideas-peregrinas.com 

photo source: Leonoticias.

Register of travelers in Galicia

Registration of travelers in Galicia is a new method to apply and control security, and from Ideas Peregrinas we want to provide the most relevant information so that it does not pose any inconvenience and is as simple as possible. The Xunta de Galicia has implemented a series of sanitary-hygienic measures for the prevention of […]

Registration of travelers in Galicia is a new method to apply and control security, and from Ideas Peregrinas we want to provide the most relevant information so that it does not pose any inconvenience and is as simple as possible. The Xunta de Galicia has implemented a series of sanitary-hygienic measures for the prevention of infection by the Sars-CoV-2 virus that affect pilgrims who decide to come visit us to do the Portuguese Way. For non-residents and those without primary care physicians, they are assigned a service telephone number 881 00 20 21 It is necessary to communicate the contact details through a form. It affects anyone who resides or not in Galicia, and who come or have been in the last 14 days in territories with a high epidemiological incidence due to COVID-19. The territories with a high epidemiological incidence are: From any of the countries of the African continent. From the following territories of the American continent: Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Montserrat, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, San Vicente and the Grenadines, Saint Martin, Suriname, Tortugas Islands, United States, Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Haiti, Jamaica and Nicaragua. From the following Asian territories: Bahrain, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, the Maldives, Oman, Palestine, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan , Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Syria, Thailand and Vietnam. From the following European territories: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sweden and Ukraine. From the Autonomous Communities of Aragon, Catalonia, Navarra, the Basque Country and La Rioja. Registration link

The legend of Galo de Barcelos and the pilgrim

The legend of Galo de Barcelos and the pilgrim is a story that every pilgrim should know. The Galo de Barcelos (Rooster of Barcelos)  is a symbol of Portugal, it represented the country’s tourist destination painted in many colors and today it is a memory that we all cherish in our homes. It is typical […]

The legend of Galo de Barcelos and the pilgrim is a story that every pilgrim should know.

The Galo de Barcelos (Rooster of Barcelos)  is a symbol of Portugal, it represented the country’s tourist destination painted in many colors and today it is a memory that we all cherish in our homes. It is typical to find it in miniature and made of clay, an authentic handmade jewel painted by hand!

The origin of this symbol is closely linked to the Portuguese Way.

Legend has it that the inhabitants of Barcelos were very alarmed because someone committed a crime and the culprit was not discovered. One day a Galician appeared and became a suspect. The authorities detained him, but he defended his innocence. He was a pilgrim who was going to Santiago de Compostela to fulfill a promise and it had nothing to do with what happened.

The Galician was sentenced to hang, but first asked to be taken before the judge. The judge was at a banquet with friends when he defended his innocence and since no one believed him, he pointed to a roasted rooster on the table and said: “It is true that I am innocent, and, as proof, that rooster will crow when they hang me. ”

What seemed impossible happened! When the pilgrim was being hanged, the roast rooster got up from the table and crowed. The judge ran to the gallows and, seeing that the knot in the rope prevented the strangulation, immediately ordered him to be released, letting him go in peace.

When you get to Barcelos you should visit the monument in honor of San Tiago and the Virgin, which the pilgrim asked to do. Another recommended visit is the Archaeological Museum where there is a medieval cross associated with the legend of the Galo de Barcelos.

Buen camino peregrinos!

Predicting of the Portuguese Way in times of Covid-19

Predicting of the Portuguese Way in times of Covid-19. There are many of you who ask us about the situation in Galicia for these next dates, questions about forecasts for this summer 2021 and other questions. That is why we have preferred to create a small one that seeks to provide an answer, although we […]

Predicting of the Portuguese Way in times of Covid-19. There are many of you who ask us about the situation in Galicia for these next dates, questions about forecasts for this summer 2021 and other questions. That is why we have preferred to create a small one that seeks to provide an answer, although we always do so by consulting different sources and avoiding personal considerations.

We hope it helps you!

Galicia for Galicians this Easter.
In Galicia we continue with the perimeter closure so that only internal tourism can be made. Of course, it will be necessary to comply with the curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and hygiene-sanitary measures.
The idea of ​​this decision is that with a restrictive behavior this access limitation can be opened in the face of the summer season.

Pilgrim if you have the Camino de Santiago nearby

If you have the fortune to live on the Camino de Santiago that passes through your region, value pilgrimage!

Making the way isn´t only walking, it represents much more than that, it means living, thinking, discovering a cultural route, destinations and being in contact with the environment.
In Galicia you can make a pilgrimage along practically all the caminos, since there are only 9 municipalities with levels of restrictions.
In the case of the Portuguese Way, you can consult the shelters along the way here.
Anti-covid insurance
The Xunta will create insurance for tourists and pilgrims, in this way whoever decides to visit Galicia will have assistance and coverage for any mishap, including covid-19. The coverage will be extended to all non-resident visitors in the community who meet a series of requirements, including that the trip is limited to Galician territory, who arrive here for a period of less than thirty days and who prove their stay in regulated accommodation.

Current border closure

Now, in Spain, international travel is limited to work reasons.
Spain imposes a quarantine on travelers from Peru, Colombia and eight African countries. In addition, the Government maintains isolation for up to ten days for people arriving from South Africa and Brazil.
The United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands are under strict confinements although with different levels waiting to be able to improve the situation.
Portugal and France have closed land borders and prohibited the movements of their inhabitants, except for exceptions such as the transport of goods or the passage of cross-border workers.

Here on the border of Tui there are collapses of up to two hours at rush hour, there are many neighbors from Portugal who come to work here and vice versa.
The press talks about the border closure being extended until April 6.

Forecasts for this summer

The European Union has limited travel between member countries and “non-essential” trips as much as possible. The European Tourism Manifesto alliance has made several recommendations to resume mobility with guarantees for this summer, the E-Health certificate is being proposed to verify the vaccination status in a quick and coordinated way, which would allow mobility for those people who have received immunity from Covid-19.

Book!

Once Easter passes we hope to have news about what the guidelines to follow will be. We know that the state of alarm ends on May 9 and we hope that all efforts will have a more positive impact so that this date can be as final as possible.
Therefore, from Ideas Peregrinas you can already reserve a closed date and to generate security in the process we ensure a free cancellation as long as it is done 3 days in advance.
So start planning with enthusiasm, we need it!

We don´t know if we will have helped you with these forecasts of the Portuguese Way in times of Covid-19 but if you have any questions or information to contribute, write to us!

Camino Portuguese 2020

The Portuguese Way in 2020 isn´t to be forgotten, that’s why we tell it through the eyes and words of the pilgrims who have passed through our hostel in Tui Ideas Peregrinas, we have taken your memories and we have put them together as a family album. Many of you do not know each other […]

The Portuguese Way in 2020 isn´t to be forgotten, that’s why we tell it through the eyes and words of the pilgrims who have passed through our hostel in Tui Ideas Peregrinas, we have taken your memories and we have put them together as a family album.

Many of you do not know each other but you have much in common with each other, even with the pilgrims who today see your path in the distance and who have not been able to come this 2020, those pilgrims also inspired our daring because thanks to you they will be able to relive a little of the Camino de Santiago and know how it has been to walk in these sensitive moments.

We thank you because you have given us joy, responsibility, complying with the rules and for being so supportive. You stay here with us forever, thank you for showing us the way.

 

Your testimonies are a memory that will be part of our camino:

   

 

 

Information to pilgrims in times of COVID

Information to pilgrims in times of COVID is a section that we have decided to write and that we will update so that we can all have all the information possible. Our recommendation is to stay at home, be careful and leave the camino plans for when the situation is better given the current situation […]

Information to pilgrims in times of COVID is a section that we have decided to write and that we will update so that we can all have all the information possible.

Our recommendation is to stay at home, be careful and leave the camino plans for when the situation is better given the current situation and the ORDER of November 4, 2020 of Xunta de Galicia, where COVID prevention measures are established that require, among other things at the closure of the hotel business, mobility limits and convincing social meetings in 60 municipalities in Galicia.

However, we warn that there are pilgrims making the camino, there are many who need information to manage their journey because returning home means arriving at the airport in Santiago, something that we already experienced in March, so we want to make several clear points:

1. Can pilgrims go on their way?

Pilgrims can pass through the perimeter municipalities in transit, as long as it is solely and exclusively to continue their journey. Pilgrims who have already been on their way since October 30 will be able to access Santiago and spend the night in the capital.

Font: caminodesantiago.gal

2. What schedules must be taken into account?

Curfew throughout Galicia from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Curfew in 121 regions with the highest rate of infection in Portugal: 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. and on weekends from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. 


3. What are the municipalities or territorial areas that affect the Camino Portuguese ?

Santiago, Ames, Boqueixón, Oroso, O Pino, Teo, Trazo, Val do Dubra y Vedra (cierre conjunto).

Pontevedra, Vilaboa, Ponte Caldelas, Poio, Marín, Barro, Campo Lameiro, Cerdedo-Cotobade y Soutomaior (cierre conjunto).

Vigo, Mos, Nigrán, Gondomar, O Porriño y Redondela (cierre conjunto).

Tui.

Consult: news La Voz de Galicia

4. Is it recommended to make an alternative route to avoid the affected municipalities?

There are pilgrims who are recommended to go to Monçao to cross to Salvaterra and from there to Poriño because thea people say tat  “it isn´t possible to cross to Tui”. We don´t recommend it, it is dangerous to travel through unrecognized routes, in addition Porriño is within an affected area, and as indicated in Turismo de Galicia, you can cross Tui in transit.

5. Can the albergues host?

According to the regulations of November 4, 2020, the albergues can be open. As it doesn´t appear in the list of non-essential activities, the common regulations for the rest of the councils will be applied, therefore, the maximum capacity will be 50%. In the case of Ideas Peregrinas, we have a minimum reception service for pilgrims who by necessity have to spend the night in Tui and always following the covid prevention protocol rules.

NOTE: Participate and write to us at home@ideas-peregrinas.com if you need to provide new information.

 

Checklist to Camino Portugués

We have prepared from the information of other pilgrims, forums, guides and our own experience a checklist of the material needed to make the Portuguese Way, a simple way to check that nothing is left behind. A week before the road make sure the weather forecasts to further adapt the material. We like to take […]

We have prepared from the information of other pilgrims, forums, guides and our own experience a checklist of the material needed to make the Portuguese Way, a simple way to check that nothing is left behind.

A week before the road make sure the weather forecasts to further adapt the material. We like to take a picture of the material to visualize well what we will carry.

Here we leave you the checklist of the Portuguese Way

ESSENTIALS

  1. Backpack.
  2. Trekking sticks.
  3. Trekking footwear.
  4. Footwear to rest.
  5. A polar.
  6. A softshell jacket.
  7. Trekking pants.
  8. Resting pants.
  9. Technical t-shirt.
  10. T-shirt rest.
  11. Three pairs of hiking socks.
  12. Two molts.
  13. Hat or cap.
  14. Depending on the time.
  15. Soap.
  16. Toothbrush and paste.
  17. Microfiber towel Sunscreen.
  18. Paper tissues or toilet paper.
  19. Ear plugs Clothespins and safety pins.
  20. Mobile phone.
  21. Documentation. Pilgrim’s ID, Passport or DNI, Health Card or equivalent, Cash and Credit or debit card. Multipurpose knife (with scissor and tweezers).

ANOTHER MATERIAL NECESSARY TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT

  • A guide of the road.
  • A mini kit. Although the hostels usually have (strips, gauze, tape, aspirin or paracetamol) and you will find pharmacies.
  • A cloth bag (to go shopping).
  • A canteen or hydration bag. Reflective. An external battery for the mobile.
  • Photo camera.
  • A small headlamp

IF RAINS

  • A poncho and backpack covers.

IF YOU GO TO PUBLIC HOSTELS

  • Sleeping bag, as light and compact as possible. Essential in public hostels.
  • A pillowcase for hygienic reasons.

If you have found this information useful, send us a photo to home@ideas-peregrinas.com with the material you will take to the camino.

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