- Time of past OR future Camino
- Too many and too often!
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So many people i spoke too in october didnt get there Compostela with 2, 3 hour queues common all day. You used to (or at least i did) jump the queue to get a stamp if you didnt want a Compostela but wanted your journey recorded, but now in the new office i dont think you can do this. So with all this lost pilgrim data and people not ending the Camino in Santiago numbers could be a lot greater than anyone could imagine.
You can find that information for previous years, and for individual months up to October this year. Try searching here: https://oficinadelperegrino.com/en/statistics/It would be interesting to know the starting point of those pilgrims. How many started in Sarria, for example, vs those starting in St Jean Pied de Port or Roncesvalle.
Well Davebugg,It would be interesting to know the starting point of those pilgrims. How many started in Sarria, for example, vs those starting in St Jean Pied de Port or Roncesvalle.
Well Davebugg,
We ALMOST MADE IT.........NOT!!
So we're on some statistic somewhere!
In June this year,
Started on day one in SJPDP
Finished it in Roncesvelles on day two!!!
My husband developed a deep vein thrombosis..leading to a pulmonary embolism going over the Pyrenees...so that was that!
Now recovered and back walking a lot
Maybe next year thinking of walking the San Salvador .
Best wishes
Annette
[QUOTE="I think I will find something quieter - maybe that Japanese pilgrimage route. If you are thinking about the Camino Frances - organised your motor home or caravan!!
Just a thought to put you off your breakfast..... That must be at least nine hundred thousand blisters!
El Correo Gallego has reported that more than 295,000 Compostelas have been issued so far this year and that the annual total at the end of December is likely to be over 300,000. Last year's total of 277,854 was the largest annual number since records began. The article also notes that pilgrims have been recorded from 179 countries.
http://www.elcorreogallego.es/santi...rinos/idEdicion-2017-11-14/idNoticia-1083695/
Guilty as charged! I have done both so far this year: I registered and collected a Compostela after walking the Sanabres in February and I walked a section of the VDLP last month but stopped a long way short of Santiago. The pilgrim office statistics can only ever be a partial picture but are probably the most reliable guide to trends that is available.And I wonder how many of us walked part of the way and/or did not bother to collect (another) compostela. Count me as one of the invisible presences along the way this year.
It would be useful if figures were available as a breakdown of the various individual Camino routes as in from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago (recognised regular 500 miles) as opposed to from Sarria to Santiago?
In extreme cases as a for instance........Does the pilgrim travelling from St Pied De Port walking all the way carrying a backpack and staying in basic Albergue style accommodation arriving in Santiago 33 days after starting (as Brierley guide) receive the same Compostela as the person travelling from Sarria to Santiago? One travelling 800k and the other travelling 100k . I take the point that the actual distance covered is recorded on the Compostela certificate and I am merely generalising but the point raised is one I have come across on numerous occasions
Mark- this makes my day! Congrats on your Camino, Texas! SunnyI walked 729km and was in line for about 10 min on October 22 at 2:30pm to get my Compostela. There where more people in Albergue's then I had expected for October. I walked very slow and many days was hours between seeing anyone on the trail.
I also walked 2 Caminos this year (Promitivo and Portuguese) and did not bother to collect the compostellas. The people walking with me decided not to get theirs also as we had previously got one for the Frances.And I wonder how many of us walked part of the way and/or did not bother to collect (another) compostela. Count me as one of the invisible presences along the way this year.
Yes you are correct. I also got the distance certificate that states, as you said, km traveled, starting point(town), date started and date completed. The cost was 3 euro in October 2017The Certificate of Distance - available for a small fee to those who receive their Compostela - does give the distance walked and which route. We have ours just as a matter of interest to remind us of the distances we walked.
Another tip: go in around lunchtime. I was the only one at 12 at noon. Octobre 30 so not as busy as in high season but still 450 arriving pilgrims that day and not another one around at that timeYou can still easily avoid the queue if you only want a stamp signifying you made it to the Cathedral / Pilgrim Office.
When you encounter the security guard or a blue (turquoise) t-shirt wearing voluntario out-front, simply say “solo sello?” You will be directed accordingly.
In my experience, over the past four years as a voluntario, I have people follow me inside the complex to the exit from the Pilgrim Office process. Just inside the door to the right is the cashier for all monetary transactions.
You wait in this MUCH shorter queue if necessary (@5 minutes...maximum) and repeat “solo sello” to the cashier. The final stamp of the Cathedral is FREE.
Note also that once applied, this stamp “closes” or ends that credential. It can no longer be used to seek a Compostela... just saying...
At times, if it is REALLY busy, they will preclude people from entering fully by doing the “solo sello” folks in the group office. This office is near the entrance, and not part of the main processing area.
I hope this helps.
I find this thread interesting.....amazing, the different experiences!El Correo Gallego has reported that more than 295,000 Compostelas have been issued so far this year and that the annual total at the end of December is likely to be over 300,000. Last year's total of 277,854 was the largest annual number since records began. The article also notes that pilgrims have been recorded from 179 countries.
http://www.elcorreogallego.es/santi...rinos/idEdicion-2017-11-14/idNoticia-1083695/
true the francis is well walked,but lets not forget there are many others that end in the same place.be bold and step somewhere new.All of our favorite trails, just getting worn down a little deeper each year. Has to be great for their economy, although I imagine for some locals it is a little of a love/hate scenario.
since my first camino which was the frances,i have walked other caminos with my trekking buddy.we pick one and then plan it and off we go.another important factor is the time of year.we always go in late february or march.yes colder,wetter but hardly any pilgrims and we have never had a problem with accommodation.That is a lot of people! Judging by my experience in August it does seem that accommodation capacity has also increased but probably not quite in line with the number of walkers. I didn't bother with collecting my compostella so yes I think it's fair to assume arrivals are at least 5% higher and that doesn't include those who set out and didn't make the end.
I'm inclined to agree with jl that there may be a move towards the less popular Caminos in the coming years. A friend and I accidentally walked 20kms of the San Salvador out of Leon (don't ask) and it was absolutely beautiful. A lady we spoke to when we realised our mistake said she hadn't seen anyone walking the trail for days.
While I love the social side of the Frances I think my next Camino will definitely be on one of the slightly less busy trails.
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