Pilgrims on the road and friends along the way send me changes every day, and they go out the same day. The Camino Portugués app carries all of it offline, and it's still being built — new features arrive routinely.
Get the appThe Metro Line A (Linha de Matosinhos) terminates here and offers a convenient way to skip the least scenic stretch when leaving Porto. You can also reach Matosinhos directly from Porto Airport with a single transfer, handy if you're skipping Porto altogether.
Matosinhos is Porto's fishing port, and the streets near the harbor are lined with grilled-fish restaurants where sardines and sea bass cook over charcoal on the pavement. The Senhor de Matosinhos church, designed by the Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni in the 18th century, anchors the town center. If you're passing through in June, the Festa do Senhor de Matosinhos fills the streets with processions and music.
The camino enters town along the beach-front, and turns inland when it reaches the harbor, making a zig zag path to the bridge over the Río Leça. At the end of the bridge you will turn left at the large roundabout, to follow the Rua Hintze Ribeiro back towards the waterfront.
8. September 2026 - 17:35
That is all.
6. September 2026 - 14:53
The bridge is noe open??
16. August 2026 - 19:01
We saw the alert and were emotionally prepared to have to take a shuttle over the bridge, but the pedestrian sidewalk seems to be open again!
21. June 2026 - 23:29
Late check in which suited as we had a late flight into Porto to start the Camino. Great variety of food for breakfast. Very short walk to beach to join the camino path and get our first stamps in the tourist office on the seafront.
25. May 2026 - 20:59
Extremely helpful staff who printed our luggage transfers for us. Extremely clean and, while small, was great for one night.
20. April 2026 - 21:37
Great little place in Matosinhos, close to everything, great people.
8. April 2026 - 20:32
Really nice Albergue with nice wooden beds and cotton bed sheets on blankets. 21€.
29. August 2025 - 9:59
Café Torreâo
NICE cafe with stamp
Just at the street of tourist info centre
23. August 2025 - 13:17
Someone here recommended the Sergio Crivelli place. I was very excited to go there and try the pilgrim menu. However, I was disappointed to learn that they don't offer it on weekends :(( I was there on Saturday. I believe that the restaurant is nice and serves delicious food, but even the cheapest salad on the menu is 20€. I decided to have a drink and move on.
29. June 2025 - 7:23
Had a lovely stay here - a nice starting point or end to a short first stage after Porto. Very open sharing living spaces, well equipped kitchen and very close to the beach and a Lidl. Beds in dormitory were comfortable and bathrooms were fine - quite spacious.
25. May 2025 - 16:44
You can get a stamp at the tourist office. Keep in mind it closes at 1pm on Sunday and it is not open on Monday.
5. May 2025 - 17:32
Not far from the route or from the town centre (very short walk to Lidl), and really lovely and cosy! Quite quiet when I stayed. Filled with gorgeous art. Was offered a gorgeous wax stamp for my passport (unfortunately it flaked off during the next days walk, but still very appreciated!)
27€ for a 10 bed dorm. Highly recommend if you’re in matosinhos
17. June 2024 - 16:20
Sergio Crivelli
R. Brito Capelo, 705, 4450-076 Matosinhos, Portugal
He has a pilgrim menu for lunch. Appetizer, a glass of wine or something else to drink, a main course, dessert, and coffee. Very wonderful service…he gets the produce from his farm and makes his own pasta!
6. April 2023 - 9:17
Terrific local market.
2. February 2023 - 14:39
There is a freshly renovated local market on the left right before the bridge. Refreshing to get some fruit.
Also if you fallow the path after the tourism info center some kilometer later there is a tiny post office that gives a beautiful stamp.
27. March 2022 - 18:06
Stayed at pensão central and it was great! Large room with private bath for €49 for 2 people. Breakfast included. Not far from the Camino - easy to find and get to.
6. September 2021 - 16:43
Ich kann dieses Hostel fuer 15.00 Euro sehr empfehlen. Ganz in der Nähe der Information in der Ihr den Stamp bekommt und der offizielle Weg beginnt. Ich habe viele Caminopilgerer getroffen
Achtung das Etagenbett ist fuer Pummelige schwer zu erklimmen.
4. September 2021 - 16:10
Stayed in MyStay Matosinhos Centro. Only 7 minutes from the airport with Uber and a great start to the Camino. Beautiful apartments and very central
16. July 2019 - 20:26
Great rooms with curtains and nice showers! Very friendly staff. They make breakfast bag for you if you want to leave before 8, included in the price.
20. June 2019 - 14:27
The bridge across the Rio Leca is closed until the end of July 2019. There is a free shuttle bus next to the bridge.
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.
