From Oporto to Vilarinho

We start the journey from Oporto heading to Vilarinho, with a distance of just over 26 kilometres. The stage is well signposted and runs between some asphalted stretches in rural areas. It is possible to divide the stage in two, staying overnight in Maia.

The real Camino begins here. You leave Porto from the Praça Carlos Alberto along the pedestrian rua de Cedofeita, a great spot for breakfast, and follow the yellow arrows north. The city soon gives way to quiet villages — Moreira da Maia, Gião, Vairão — and the day closes among lovely dirt and forest trails all the way to Vilarinho. Watch out for a stretch or two of road with little verge.