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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><A href="http://caminoportugues.iespana.es/caminoportugues/index1.htm">Asociación de Amigos del Camino Portugués</A></SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> (<A href="http://caminoportugues.iespana.es/caminoportugues/index1.htm">http://caminoportugues.iespana.es/caminoportugues/index1.htm</A>) </SPAN>A website in Castellano for a group in Spain promoting the route from Oporto to Santiago, the information on the site has an emphasis on the stretch between the international border and Santiago.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The organization also has published a guide to the route and publishes a magazine <B><I>Via Lusitana</I></B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These appear to be great web pages for anyone planning the walk.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></!
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><A href="http://welcome.to/caminho-portugues">Caminho Portugues</A></SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> (<A href="http://welcome.to/caminho-portugues">http://welcome.to/caminho-portugues</A>) </SPAN>The route from Braga and other places in Portugal to Santiago is partially in southern Galicia and is one of the few ways to Santiago that does not involve any distance on the traditional <I>Camino Francés</I>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This site in Portuguese is a useful guide for those who can read that language.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><BR><BR>E. O. Pederson</P></DIV>
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