Luka
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Next: Camino Sanabrés (May 2024)
I will be on the Via de la Plata (the first part, Sevilla - Salamanca) in May this year. I am wondering how many other pilgrims I should expect. I found these numbers (people who completed the Via de la Plata):
2006: 3,523
2007: 4,193
2008: 5,104
2009: 6,254
2010: 14,206
2011: 8,068
2012: 8,164
But it depends of course on where those pilgrims started and when they walked. I expect that most people are walking somewhere in spring or autumn.
Why I would like to know? Well mostly to find out if there is a run for beds on this Camino already. Do people set off very early to arrive early at the albergue? Are there rows of backpacks in front of the door? Does everyone find a place to stay? Do people have to sleep on the floor? Is there a peak on certain days of the week? For example, because everyone arrives in Sevilla in the weekend and starts walking on Monday?
Other aspects of a more populair Camino? Like more commercial activity, more pilgrims' infrastructure (like fountains, shops that stay open during siesta...)?
Anyone who has recent information or went there the same time of the year?
2006: 3,523
2007: 4,193
2008: 5,104
2009: 6,254
2010: 14,206
2011: 8,068
2012: 8,164
But it depends of course on where those pilgrims started and when they walked. I expect that most people are walking somewhere in spring or autumn.
Why I would like to know? Well mostly to find out if there is a run for beds on this Camino already. Do people set off very early to arrive early at the albergue? Are there rows of backpacks in front of the door? Does everyone find a place to stay? Do people have to sleep on the floor? Is there a peak on certain days of the week? For example, because everyone arrives in Sevilla in the weekend and starts walking on Monday?
Other aspects of a more populair Camino? Like more commercial activity, more pilgrims' infrastructure (like fountains, shops that stay open during siesta...)?
Anyone who has recent information or went there the same time of the year?