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The pilgrim figures from León also show the typical tourist seasons for this area: Low (winter) season from November to April, Shoulder months from April to May and from Mid to end of October, and the "summer" season from May to Mid October. The peaks often depend from the Easter and other...
Do remember that the Easter holidays were again overlapping March with April. Thus the individual months' arrivals in Santiago are not indicative. It is however noticeable that for the first 4 months this year, overall numbers who registered in Santiago's Pilgrims' Office increased by 5%...
To start off, never change a foreign into local currency at an airport. Before you leave home for Europe, obtain some Euros from your local bank, sufficient to cope with expected expenses for the first day or so. A credit card is best (except American Express) for withdrawals from ATM's or in...
Jun Meng, if you don't walk the Camino for a Compostela (i.e. a pilgrimage to the tomb of Santiago), you still would be advised to use a credencial in order to stay in certain pilgrim albergues.
Go it alone anywhere along the Frances, avoid the Sarria-Santiago stretch, and take public transport to Santiago from wherever you will be within your time frame. KISS
Pilgrim arrival statistics – Santiago de Compostela – November 2017
Short by 1.856 to reach 300’000 arrivals in Santiago this year, the November y-t-d total of 298’144, represents an increase of 8% compared to the same period last year. Of these, 44% were Spanish and 56% foreigners. Compared to...
Two years ago to the day I commented on the statistics of pilgrim arrivals in Santiago de Compostela, according to the figures transmitted by the Pilgrims' Office.
The trend in increased pilgrims has solidly continued since. At the end of October 2017 the total walkers were just short of 291'000...
To me this doesn't appear to be extremely "extravagant", considering your many walks during past years, including various Caminos. Annakappa would call this a "time off" Camino, and selfishly (though we walked 7 Caminos together) I would love to do a similar trek on my own.
Go ahead and enjoy...
Must be a typo.:rolleyes: Depending upon the date in September, there are still rooms available for 100 Euro a night.;) Bookings.com does not manage pilgrims accommodation. Apart from that, any hotel can show occupied on their calendar and still keep rooms available for direct selling...
Pilgrim arrivals statistics: January - July 2017
July closed with an overall increase, compared to the same period in 2016, of 4% with cumulative figures for the year + 9%.
The Camino Frances pilgrims increased by only 3%, with a decrease in long range pilgrims (SJPP, Roncesvalles, Pamplona: -...
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