Bilbao reports on record numbers

CAMINO DE SANTIAGO
Increases the Camino de Santiago in Baztan
NG PAMPLONA
Updated 26/12/2012 at 08:33

A source of the pilgrimage route that runs along Urdax and Baztan

The Association of Friends of the Camino de Santiago de Urdax-Baztan has been an increase of pilgrims to the record of 566 in shelters who are in charge. The increase is 26% over the previous year . "There have been accounted pilgrims having made ​​the journey not made ​​use of the hostels as accommodation. Regarding the origin of the pilgrims who benefited from the network for the night," 318 came from 14 different countries: 248 in France , 31 in Germany, 9 U.S., 5 in England, five in Belgium, four pilgrims from Canada and Japan, Mexico and Australia, "according to a statement from the association itself. baztanés The track has been covered this year for " 248 pilgrims 10 different Spanish regions : 115, Navarre, 58 Basque Country, Catalonia 28, 14 Madrid, 9 Valencia, etc ".'s relationship associations completed the section included Landaise Société des Amis de Saint Jacques d 'Etudes Compostellanes, L' Association Les Amis du Chemin de Saint-Jacques Pyrénées-Atlantiques, L'Association des Amis du Girondine Chemin de Saint-Jacques and Bretanne L'Association des Amis de Saint-Jacques of Compostella.

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