Updated to include newer maps and photos, the latest edition in these comprehensive guidebooks to the Camino de Santiago (Portuguese Way) and its offshoots contains all the information needed by modern-day pilgrims wishing to walk the sacred Way of Saint James from Porto to Santiago. Overview route planners plus all 24 daily stage maps and detailed town plans help sojourners with as much advance preparation as they need. The completely redone maps feature contour guides to help distinguish the terrain that will be crossed each day, while full information on all pilgrim hostels, as well as details for alternative accommodation, allow travelers to plot adequate nightly stopping points. All reference information is accompanied by helpful spiritual guidelines to support the seeker's inner journey as well as the outer pilgrimage. For travelers who wish to walk the coast of Portugal, this volume now includes a coastal option as well as a spiritual option and the littoral path. John Brierley was a former chartered surveyor whose abiding passion has become the promotion of business sabbaticals and pilgrimages as a way to reappraise life's purpose. He is the author of "Camino Portuguès Maps Mapas Cartes", "Camino de Santiago Maps Mapas Cartes", and "A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino de Santiago" as well as "A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Inglés" and "A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Sanabrés". A revised handbook to the Portuguese route of the Camino de Santiago, starting from Porto. For travelers who wish to walk the coast of Portugal, this volume now includes a coastal option as well as a spiritual option and the littoral path. "Even if you don't think you will ever make this pilgrimage, you will enjoy the books because they help you feel like you are right there, making the journey along with the many travelers on the paths." -New Spirit Journal
