- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2021
Wow, that's a lot of folks! Can you find time for solitude ? I would think the majority are on the Frances.
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Sorry I didn't notice the date of the posting. 447,704450,000? You are way out of date. The running total so far this year is very nearly half a million! About half of those have walked the Camino Frances. But most of those only on the section after Sarria.
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I think that depends on many factors. When can you go? What are your preferences?When is the best time to walk the France route, considering weather, amount of people and availability of services? Thank you
Somewhere between 1985 and 1995?When is the best time to walk the France route, considering weather, amount of people and availability of services? Thank you
If you do decide that you want a detailed breakdown of statistics by age range, route, month, nationality and so on the pilgrim office statistics pages have a vast amount of data and filters for narrowing it down. Another site with a lot of statistical information including daily arrival figures by route is Solviturambulando.I’m torn about statistics…
In a way, I’d really like to have access to more details statistics such as age, gender, start date, starting point etc.
On the other hand, I hate digitalisation of the Camino, it’s be nicer as a more analog experience
This thread could be helpfulWhen is the best time to walk the France route, considering weather, amount of people and availability of services? Thank you
Lastly, I would like every newby to be informed that the high season in the first section of the CF is not the Summer at all: the high season are May and September, while the Summer (August and especially July) are the low season; it's not like that at all in the last section of the CF (Galicia), where the Summer months are the busiest ones.
Honestly, I'm struggling with the official website (and I work in tech)... I want to see, for example, number of American pilgrims who have done Camino Primitivo in 2024, by foot, starting in Oviedo for religious reasons... I can't seem to build such a query since whenever I select a filters get de-selectedIf you do decide that you want a detailed breakdown of statistics by age range, route, month, nationality and so on the pilgrim office statistics pages have a vast amount of data and filters for narrowing it down. Another site with a lot of statistical information including daily arrival figures by route is Solviturambulando.
Why? What possible difference could such knowledge make to your own pilgrimage?Are you trying to avoid or seeking the comfort of such a sub-group?I want to see, for example, number of American pilgrims who have done Camino Primitivo in 2024, by foot, starting in Oviedo
So, just to give an example, if I want to meet English-speaking people around the same age as me, who are undertaking the pilgrimage by foot and doing it for religious reasons... Or, as another example, if I want to practice my Spanish, I want to be around many Spanish-speaking people...Why? What possible difference could such knowledge make to your own pilgrimage?Are you trying to avoid or seeking the comfort of such a sub-group?
I’m torn about statistics…
In a way, I’d really like to have access to more details statistics such as age, gender, start date, starting point etc.
On the other hand, I hate digitalisation of the Camino, it’s be nicer as a more analog experience
So, just to give an example, if I want to meet English-speaking people around the same age as me, who are undertaking the pilgrimage by foot and doing it for religious reasons... Or, as another example, if I want to practice my Spanish, I want to be around many Spanish-speaking people...
But as I said earlier,
Something like this...?Honestly, I'm struggling with the official website (and I work in tech)... I want to see, for example, number of American pilgrims who have done Camino Primitivo in 2024, by foot, starting in Oviedo for religious reasons... I can't seem to build such a query since whenever I select a filters get de-selected
450,000? You are way out of date. The running total so far this year is very nearly half a million! About half of those have walked the Camino Frances. But most of those only on the section after Sarria.
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Do you have the CSV data by any chance?Something like this...?
You can try it here (Full Monthly Stats) and here (Daily Arrivals Aggregated). Unfortunately, I have not included the reason for the pilgrimage as a filter.
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So. As I said. Go, walk Camino. All your desires can be met. They, all those people, are all out there making their way to Santiago but you will never meet them unless you just choose a day and goSo, just to give an example, if I want to meet English-speaking people around the same age as me, who are undertaking the pilgrimage by foot and doing it for religious reasons... Or, as another example, if I want to practice my Spanish, I want to be around many Spanish-speaking people...
But as I said earlier,
Past statistics are no guarantee of who you will encounter in the future.So, just to give an example, if I want to meet English-speaking people around the same age as me, who are undertaking the pilgrimage by foot and doing it for religious reasons... Or, as another example, if I want to practice my Spanish, I want to be around many Spanish-speaking people...
But as I said earlier,
I’m retired so, time or date is not a factor. My main concern is weather conditions, crowds and availability of services. I’m not really interested in walking in the winter. My preferred route would be from France. Thank youSomewhere between 1985 and 1995?
Otherwise you’ll have to be a bit more specific. What sort of weather, how much company and what level of service would you prefer?
A few years ago I would have answered your question with a trite “whenever you can”. On a 700km stroll across Northern Spain at elevations ranging from sea-level to 1400 metres the weather is unpredictable more than two or three days in advance. There will be more pilgrims in the summer than in the winter and there will be services available to meet that seasonal demand.
So, maybe my old answer is still valid. If you have time and opportunity to walk a pilgrimage to the shrine of Santiago go, walk. The rest is just stuff
Ok, that really helps. If you want to walk the Camino Frances, have plenty of facilities open and welcoming and have some company on the way but avoiding a “follow the pilgrim in front” scenario then I’d suggest that in 2025 you plan to start mid-May. 7th, 14th, 21st or 28th would all be good starting days.I’m retired so, time or date is not a factor. My main concern is weather conditions, crowds and availability of services. I’m not really interested in walking in the winter. My preferred route would be from France. Thank you
April 10.I’m retired so, time or date is not a factor. My main concern is weather conditions, crowds and availability of services. I’m not really interested in walking in the winter. My preferred route would be from France. Thank you
Numerically I think it balances out. I went to SDC 3 times this year also, and didn't seek a credentials; as Monty Python's French knight said to King Arthur, "No thanks, we already got one!" (exaggerated French accent here. I wouldn't go quite so far as toIf you’re counting actual peregrinos, the official number is minus two because I walked into Santiago 3 times this year from different routes and collected 3 compostelas…….now safely tucked in the tube with my others !
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