While we are focusing on the Olvidado and the Invierno and their respective increases, look what is happening down in Valencia!
Bottom line here is that the number of pilgrims leaving from Valencia has doubled since last year, and the comparison is total number last year vs. total number through July this year. Assuming there won’t be too many in August and September (though the article notes that 39 left in July!), I would expect that October would have a bunch.
This is a very different camino than Olvidado (mountains) and Invierno (hills and rivers) — wide open spaces, more castles than you can count (well, that’s a slight exaggeration), and monumental cities like Toledo, Avila, Zamora. Oh yeah, there are a couple of stunning mountain sections too, between Toledo and Avila, just amazing!
Los peregrinos valencianos al Camino de Santiago en la ruta medieval desde Valencia se duplican en un año
La Asociación Amigos del Camino de Santiago de la Comunidad Valenciana ha entregado, en lo que llevamos de año, un total de 189 credenciales a peregrinos de la Comunidad Valenciana para recorrer la ruta medieval valenciana del Camino Jaco...
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Bottom line here is that the number of pilgrims leaving from Valencia has doubled since last year, and the comparison is total number last year vs. total number through July this year. Assuming there won’t be too many in August and September (though the article notes that 39 left in July!), I would expect that October would have a bunch.
This is a very different camino than Olvidado (mountains) and Invierno (hills and rivers) — wide open spaces, more castles than you can count (well, that’s a slight exaggeration), and monumental cities like Toledo, Avila, Zamora. Oh yeah, there are a couple of stunning mountain sections too, between Toledo and Avila, just amazing!