Vila Praia de Âncora

Camino Portugues

To end of camino
168.7
Altitude
15

Cruzeiro

4.10

Vila Praia de Âncora

4.80

Moledo

Services
ATM
Yes
Bar
Yes
Grocery
Yes
Hospital
Yes
Medical Center
Yes
Pharmacy
Yes
Train
Yes

Ancora is a medium-sized beach town with all services except a pilgrim albergue. It has a long sandy beach, a working fishing harbor, and a waterfront promenade that fills with families in the summer months. The Forte da Lagarteira, a small 17th-century fort at the south end of the beach, is an easy detour. The Dolmen of Barrosa, a Neolithic burial chamber on the beach itself, is one of the more unexpected archaeological finds along the Coastal route.

The Road

To find your way from Âncora, make your way to the waterfront. The camino follows the road adjacent to it, and where the yellow bike lanes begin you have the option of crossing to the right-hand side of the road, but keep an eye open for where the bike path turns left as you want to follow it to where it ends. From there continue along the dirt track, with the railway to your right for a short distance.

You will pass the Capela de Santa Isodoro on your left. The path will turn to a road as it enters the first suburbs of Caminha, and where the road ends at another turn right. You are at the beach now and a short distance later turn right and pass under the railway. Once back to the main road turn left and continue towards Caminha.

Where the camino arrives at a large roundabout with the N13, take the third exit along the Rua de Pombal (NOT over the railway). The road will eventually twist to pass over the tracks and from there it proceeds directly to Caminha, arriving at the main square, the Praça Conselheiro Silva Torres.

City Map

Comments

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Run by an amazing host, Lélé is a very comfy place. The restaurant across has a great pilgrim menu (soup, chicken steak, water and coffee 10€), which was super filling and they also have stamps. There is also a supermarket right around the corner.

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Indisntbstay but arrived in need of charging my phone and they gave me free coffee. Very kind

All Caminos App User (not verified)

A brand new albergue opened in Vila Praia de Ancora 3 weeks ago. It still smells like fresh paint. It’s beautiful. Bunk beds have curtains. Nice showers (separate men’s and women’s). Laundromat is a block away. Nice addition to the town.

All Caminos App User (not verified)

We had a cosy wooden double room for 55 euros with bath. We slept like babies in the comfortable beds. Friendly staff and a lovely Italian restaurant 50 meters away with very tasty meals. We recommend!

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Beautiful hotel. Very quaint and nice room. Near train tracks which you will hear around 5:30 am however nothing after 10pm. Hotel near ocean and Dos Caracoles restaurante best seafood to end Portugal side of el Camino

All Caminos App User (not verified)

The guest house pereira has rooms at 40€ are modern and air conditioned , has well equipped kitchen and a terrace to dry clothes has laundry only for 2€ the beds in dorm are 15€ I checked in June.

All Caminos App User (not verified)

We had a private room with own bathroom. Can’t say I’d recommend. The street noise was very loud until the bar shut around 8/9pm and the room and bathroom wasn’t very clean. Better value to be had elsewhere.

All Caminos App User (not verified)

I came across Cafe de Cabanas...what a gorgeous cafe set in a garden
Delightful

All Caminos App User (not verified)

What a beautiful place! I would recommend stopping here if you can. It has the most beautiful beach, lots of cafes and restaurants and shops.

We stayed at Baixinho Guest House, a triple room. Good value and use of a basic kitchen.

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Sandra and her husband were amazing hosts for this stay. The bed was amazing and a balcony view of the ocean!

I asked about the laundromats in town and Sandra insisted that I allow her to wash my things at her home.

I would definitely come back here.