We begin this great route through Portugal, where we will travel through the 18 districts over 10 stages, starting from Monção, a beautiful town on the border with Spain, separated by the natural barrier of the Miño River.
Since fuel is cheaper in Spain, we cross the border via a bridge, fill up the tank, reset the trip meter, and start the first stage of La Ruta 18, which will take us to Porto.
Thus, we begin this journey by leaving Monção on the N101, a wide, well-paved road with open curves. The entire north of Portugal is densely populated, so throughout this stage, we will almost always see different types of buildings.
After covering the first 8 km, we reach the end of this initial stretch, located in Friestas, where we will turn left toward Boivão and Gondomil.