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I thought all the churches were closed!?

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The churches of the Camino de Santiago received 48,498 visitors in summer
diariopalentino.es-Wednesday, October 9, 2013

The Monastery of Santa Clara (Carrion) and "San Pedro" (Frómista), the most visited

From 1 July to 13 September 26 Camino de Santiago churches opened from Tuesday to Sunday in the framework of the partnership between the Diocese of Palencia and Tourism Promotion Society of Castile and Leon, Sotur.According to information provided by the delegation Dicesana the Way, the visitors of that period totaled 48,498.

The most popular were the Monasteio of Santa Clara (6843), of the Counts Carion, San Pedro (6,041) of Frómista, Santa María la Blanca (4,940) of Villalcázar of Sirga, San Andres (4397), Carrion.
They included St. Peter the Apostle, of Itero de la Vega (390 visitors), Santa Maria Assunta, Boadilla del Camino (2,823), San Pedro and Museum of Frómista (6,041); Magdalena Campos Population (987) , San Lorenzo, Revenga de Campos (1069), Santa Maria, Villovieco (1,026), San Martin, Villarmentero (773), Santa Maria and San Facundo, Arconada (231), Santa Maria la Blanca and Our Lady of Rio Villalcázar of Sirga (4,397 and 1,462), San Andres (4397), St. Julian (4041), Our Lady of Bethlehem (2709) and the Monastery of Santa Clara (church and museum) (6,843) and Chapel of the Holy Cruz (2650), Carrión de los Condes, St. Michael and St. Columba, of Fawns of Cook (232), San Martin Bishop, of Calzadilla de la Cook (1542), James, of Ledigos (1,126), San Pedro, Terradillos of the Templars (1,316), San Nicolas, San Nicolas del Real Camino (832), St. Thomas, Moratinos (1,966), San Juan Bautista, San Roman de la Cuba (173), Santa María del Castillo, Well of Urama (162), San Miguel Archangel, of Villalumbroso (226), St. Thomas, of Villotilla (185), and San Fructuoso, Villada (356).

Merced to the agreement between the Diocese of Palencia and the Society for the Promotion of Castile and Leon Tourism, Sotur, from July 1 to September 14 last year opened 27 temples of the Camino de Santiago, who received 47,680 visitors.Prominent among the most visited temples the Monastery of Santa Clara (church and museum), Carrión de los Condes, with 7,186 visitors, Santa María la Blanca, in Villasirga, with 5,221, San Pedro-Museum of Frómista, with 5,174, and San Julian, Carrión de los Condes, with 4,234.Report, moreover, that 2011 26 temples between July 1 and September 25 received 59,358 visitors.In 2010 there were 86 426 visitors (temples opening period comprised from 12 June to 26 September) and in 2009 there were 77 751.
 
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I am one of the people who keeps the church of Sto Tomas open in the summertime in Moratinos. The stats say 1,966 visitors signed the book and got a sello this year, but a whole lot more pilgrims just walked right past the door and never looked inside!
 
And they usually are. Seems a lot of people are waiting outside to seek in the moment someone opens one.

Church I see on my Caminos, church I go to see if its open. When I do find one open, it´s like finding the prize in a box of Cracker Jack´s.

Buen Camino
 
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