I’m familiar with Sarah’s travel writing and it’s excellent. Unfortunately I’m not presently on any of the Caminos (Sarah seems to be asking particularly about the Frances). If you are on your way to Santiago, I don’t think you can go wrong by...
Hi, I apologize for the replies that are snooty and discourteous. I was a journalist for a short time in the past and it's not easy, especially with the prejudice around. And everyone without exception in this world merits respect and basic...
If you want to break down the arrival figures by month, route, nationality or a few other ways then the pilgrim office statistics page has a lot of filters you can use.
https://oficinadelperegrino.com/estadisticas-2/
No, this is normal... August is the month the spaniards walk... it has always been their "top" month. Have a look here for some stats:
https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/45d72bbb-ade2-4904-82d2-56ebd805844d/page/p_zi2llh34ad
There are a lot of Spanish pilgrims in Santiago these days... more than the international pilgrims. They will come in September... but from what I hear, it is busy.. but nothing dramatic. Had one in the office yesterday that just finished the...
So it seems that it's Spanish tourists that have massively increased in number, certainly in high summer? Is that the case? Perhaps they're the only ones suited to walk in those temperatures?! Us Northern Europeans have to wait until autumn! Do...
My experience is from May this year, a month that is quite busy, but not the busiest month for the most problematic section. Here's my thoughts:
- The Xunte de Galicia has been promoting the final stretch of the camino heavily for years...
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