Stage 20. Ponte de Lima – Rubiães (17.4 km)

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Today the road gives us a truce granting us a shorter and friendlier stage. Today's stage runs from Ponte de Lima along the Labruja River in a succession of forests and beautiful landscapes very pleasant, and ends in Rubiães, historical point of overnight stay for the pilgrims of the Portuguese Way.

Would you like to walk this stage with your accommodation already booked? These organised trips include it: Portuguese Way from Oporto to Santiago.

You cross the medieval bridge of Ponte de Lima once again and head into vineyards following the river Labruja. Then comes the hard part: the climb to Alto da Portela, passing the Cruz dos Franceses, until you top out at 400 metres. The descent brings you to the 13th-century Romanesque church of São Pedro de Rubiães. This is perhaps the most hidden, serene stage of the Camino Portuguese: pure forest, calm and nature.