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A friend in Santiago told me yesterday that the town seemed very busy. Hardly surprising on the weekend of Easter! The pilgrim office handed out just over 3,000 Compostelas yesterday. Bringing the total for the year so far to 25,559.
And that figure of 3053 on Good Friday in 2023 is clearly more than the figure for Good Friday, 19 April 2019, which was 2219 Compostelas (give or take a few other certificates).
I just completed the Camino Fracis. I got to the pilgrim office in time to get my compesela, and had a very positive experience there. I dedicated my camino to a close cousin who recently passed...
I'm sure this info has already been shared, but here's an update: the Tuna are still working their magic under the arches in the Praza Obradoiro (facing the catehdral) in the evenings. I was there...
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I will be in Santiago on Apr. 28-30. Usually I have stayed at zthe Last Stamp, but they...
I plan on arriving in SDC on July 23, and stay a day or two. How feasible is it that I will be able to get a seat for the 10:00 Mass on the Feast Day, the 25th? Am I better off attending a...
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