The Camino Portugues became an extremely popular route when the country gained its independence in the 12th Century. This section is the last section you walk in Portugal as it moves from the coastal city of Porto north and inland, passing by traditional and historical villages including Barcelos and Ponte de Lima and crossing the Lima and then the Minho River, to the border with Spain and your destination, the town of Tui. This section is full of history, with the area of strategic importance to the Romans and then the Portuguese independence movement centuries later.
Starting off gently from Porto the terrain get gradually hillier as you approach the border between Portugal and Spain to enter Galicia.