The Camino is reborn, the wishes and dreams of thousands of pilgrims are already being fulfilled !! In September 37,465 pilgrims collected the Compostela: 18,736 women, 18,728 men, 1 unknown. Of this number 35,152 travelled the Camino on foot; 2,240 by bicycle, 41 on...
The Camino is reborn, the wishes and dreams of thousands of pilgrims are already being fulfilled !! In August 43,675 pilgrims collected the Compostela: 22,262 women and 21,313 men. Of them 41,332 traveled the Camino on foot; 2,132 by bicycle, 53 on horseback, 41 by...
The present-day town of Portomarín stands on the right bank of the Miño river. This location is recent and is due to the construction of the Belesar reservoir in 1955, a reservoir that pilgrims go through today and one that forced the council to move the ancient...
We return from the holidays with the data from last July: the Camino is reborn, the wishes and dreams of thousands of pilgrims are already being fulfilled !! In July, 33,962 pilgrims collected the Compostela: 17,464 women and 16,498 men. Of them 31,762 traveled the...
July and August confirm the recovery of the Camino: every day more than 1.000 pilgrims arrive in Santiago! Spaniards continue to be the majority but there are more and more foreigners and it indicates that in 2022 the Camino de Santiago will once again be...
We continue to review the monthly numbers of pilgrims. The Way is reborn, the wishes and dreams of thousands of pilgrims are waiting for any possibility to come ... but many are already walking to Compostela! 14,828 pilgrims collected the Compostela: 7,809 men and...
We continue to review the monthly numbers of pilgrims. Still in a difficult moment of Covid-19, with perimeter closures between Autonomous Communities and on the border with Portugal, the Camino has begun a slow recovery in April. The wishes and dreams of thousands of...
We continue to review the monthly numbers of pilgrims. Still in Covid-19 times, with many restrictions and perimeter closures, the Camino began a slow recovery in the month of March. Who knows what reasons drive some pilgrims to try to get to Santiago facing so many...
Frómista is one of the towns which the French Way has passed through since at least the 12th century, when it is mentioned in the fifth book or pilgrims’ guide the ‘Calixtino Codex’. Like many medieval towns and villages, Frómista owes its existence to the presence of...
Castrojeriz is located at the western end of the province of Burgos, on the border with the province of Palencia. As for its historical importance, Castrojeriz is considered one of the main landmarks of the Camino de Santiago. It is a beautiful village of ancient...
We continue to review the monthly numbers of pilgrims. At the worst moment of Covid-19, with more restrictions and perimeter closures, the Camino continued to welcome some pilgrims. As many people point out in the pilgrimage forums: who knows what motives push some...
Estella is a medieval town full of history, which already became linked to the Camino de Santiago around the year 1100, being cited in the Codex Calixtino as a "fertile place with good bread and excellent wine, as well as meat and fish, and supplied with all kinds of...