Posts by Portuguese Way of Saint James

Celebrating your 50th birthday with a party? No way! For Ana, the best way to mark half a century of life was to walk the Camino de Santiago, with boots on her feet, a light backpack and a heart full of the desire to create memories. In this interview, she shares with us what it was like to plan and live the Portuguese Way between Pontevedra and Santiago, accompanied by her family and friends. She tells us about the challenges, the surprises, the best meals and the thrill of arriving in Santiago on her birthday. An inspiring talk for anyone who dreams of doing the Camino and is looking for an authentic, symbolic and deeply human experience.

The Way is not made. You live it. It was with this certainty that Desirrê set off alone from Valença do Minho towards Santiago and then Finisterre. In 10 days and 232 km, she lived a journey of overcoming, faith, pain, healing and reconnecting with herself. At each stage, a discovery. With each challenge, a transformation. From the improvised slipper to the unexpected miracle, from the dish that tasted like victory to the silence that revealed what was essential, she found much more than breathtaking landscapes on the Camino. He found strength, lightness and pride. In this interview, she shares with us the moments that marked her, the lessons she will take with her for life and the certainty that the Way doesn't end at km 0, it begins within us.

There are paths that you don't just follow with your feet, but with an open heart, a listening soul and the courage of someone who allows themselves to be transformed. Between green trails, embracing silences and unlikely encounters, there is a journey that begins long before the first step and continues long after the last arrival. Filipa shared her journey with us: made up of bubbles and beauty, resilience and faith, picnics in the middle of nature and stone walls that tell forgotten stories. It was she who filled this testimony with truth and emotion, and it's impossible not to feel the echo of her journey in every answer. Read the article and let yourself be carried away. 🌿

We don't always know when the real path begins. Sometimes it's a conversation between friends, other times it's a desire that grows slowly. For the Camacha Youth Group, it was a shared desire made up of faith, friendship and the will to go further. This path took shape between steps taken as a group, shared pain and silences that say it all. It took courage to set off, resilience to keep going and an open heart to find meaning in every gesture, every hug and every challenge. It wasn't just a pilgrimage, it was an inner journey, where each stage brought discoveries and each arrival was also a fresh start. Read the full article and let yourself be carried away. Maybe your journey will start here too.

Some paths begin with a suitcase, others with surrender. For Carlotta, the Camino was not just a route through Spain and Portugal, it was a lifeline, a mirror and a silent rebellion against everything that no longer fit. She walked through fear, silence and starlight, trusting that each step would reveal something essential. In this interview, she shares how the Camino became her compass, guiding her through transformation, solitude and the rediscovery of humanity. Her story is a reminder that sometimes the road knows us better than we know ourselves.

There are paths you don't just walk, you walk them with an open heart and a soul willing to be transformed. For Cátia, the Camino was more than a journey: it was a reunion with silence, with nature and with everything she needed to heal. Each stage was a deep dive and each step a liberation. In this sincere and moving sharing, we discover how the Camino can be a mirror of who we are... and what we are ready to leave behind. Come and feel every word.