government/business/church organization of Camino's

[MTtoCamino]

Can anyone explain how the Spanish government works with local groups to help maintain all the aspects of the various Camino routes?

Is there a specific group within the Catholic faith that is assigned to this task?

I am very curious how all of this is organized & maintained.

 

[grayland]

There are local Camino groups that work together to make efforts to maintain waymarking and various information.
It varies a great deal in the amount and quality of effort.
In addition many juntas and municipalities maintain albergues.
Some albergues are run by parish groups.
The Cathedral in Santiago issues the Compostella and sets the requirements of earning one.
Private albergues are just that..private and the owners set the rules.
There is no central authority,n which is why there are many differences across the width of Spain

 

[Anemone del Camino]

There are local Camino groups that work together to make efforts to maintain waymarking and various information.
It varies a great deal in the amount and quality of effort.
In addition many juntas and municipalities maintain albergues.
Some albergues are run by parish groups.
The Cathedral in Santiago issues the Compostella and sets the requirements of earning one.
Private albergues are just that..private and the owners set the rules.
There is no central authority,n which is why there are many differences across the width of Spain

And may we keep it this way, please?

 

[Deleted member 3000]

A list of the associations:

http://redalberguessantiago.com/ind...inks/category/52-instituciones-y-asociaciones

 

[MTtoCamino]

That is great information to understand, it also explains why there are so many variations to the alburgue's. I now understand how the system is kept with the local population. That for good or bad determines what is allowed, so really the pilgrims just by choosing that particular route have the biggest impact on changes that occur.

Yet the Spanish government still has the ability to set aside trails & improvements on them. Also such as the case of Korea making a request of new signs for safety the government can request of the locals to make changes but unless the government is willing to pay it is still left to the locals.

That definitely helps to determine what route to take as issues are revealed.
Keith

 

[Pabloke]

Can anyone explain how the Spanish government works with local groups to help maintain all the aspects of the various Camino routes?

The Council of St. James.

http://www.mecd.gob.es/cultura-mecd...eracion/cooperacion-ccaa/consejo-jacobeo.html.

Is there a specific group within the Catholic faith that is assigned to this task?
I am very curious how all of this is organized & maintained.

The physical maintenance is accountable to the municipalities according to central and/or autonomous laws.

 

[Pabloke]

Yet the Spanish government still has the ability to set aside trails & improvements on them. Also such as the case of Korea making a request of new signs for safety the government can request of the locals to make changes but unless the government is willing to pay it is still left to the locals.

That definitely helps to determine what route to take as issues are revealed.
Keith

I think I've read somewhere that they are working on standardizing signals in order to make it easier to recognize. The money investment will come as long as the amount of pilgrims increases. Part of this money comes from Bruxelles.

Anyway, in my opinion, money and infrastructures will kill the main essence.

 

[Anemone del Camino]

I think I've read somewhere that they are working on standardizing signals in order to make it easier to recognize.

Yellow shells and arrows are pretty easy to understand.With the number of people on the trail at the moment, and especially in the past and still arriving in Santiago, I think the system is working.

 

[Pabloke]

Yellow shells and arrows are pretty easy to understand.With the number of people on the trail at the moment, and especially in the past and still arriving in Santiago, I think the system is working.

Yes. Maybe the problem is in towns (I almost got lost in Logroño ).

 

[MTtoCamino]

Thank you Pabloke