Officially recognized Camino? Don’t hold your breath!

[Ribeirasacra]

Officially recognized Camino, at last? Don’t hold your breath!
Here is another piece from La Voz de Galicia.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/le ... 0C4994.htm
The article admits this is not the first time the Xunta de Galicia has agreed to recognize this Camino. The ultimate time scale for the official recognition is still known.

 

[TREVOR GARRETT]

Is the camino de Invierno recognised as valid for recieving a Compostella ?.

 

[jerbear]

I walked it last yead and they reconized it. Doing it agin this year.

 

[TREVOR GARRETT]

I walked it last yead and they reconized it. Doing it agin this year.

Excellent,thanks will be going that way so.

 

[Ribeirasacra]

I am sorry to report even more delays in the official recognition of this route.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/le ... 7C3991.htm

 

[peregrina2000]

Ribeirasacra, do you have any idea what the backstory is here? There must be a lot of skull-duggery and intrigue behind the scenes because this has been going on for a very very long time. Thanks, Laurie

 

[Tia Valeria]

Another Camino route is also looking for recognition according to one report we read. Ribeirasacra - Have you heard anything about recognition for the Camino del Mar please?

 

[Ribeirasacra]

Sorry for the late reply. email notification does not seem to be working for me. I do have the right box ticked too.
I have no idea what is going on. I could have a guess, but that would just not be correct for an open forum.
RE Camino del Mar: I can only find a section on this forum. Reading that it looks as if there is no way marking either. At least the Camino de Invierno is way marked.

 

[peregrina2000]

Thanks, ribeirasacra.

I just want to add that even though the Camino de Invierno may not have official recognition from the Xunta, the Pilgrim's Office is happy to give you a compostela if you walk it.

It is a beautiful Camino through some really unspoiled parts of rural Galicia. Not much albergue infrastructure (maybe 2 or 3), but private accommodations are right where you need them and always very reasonable.

I do hear more about the Invierno on the Spanish forums, so I think the traffic must be picking up somewhat. As ribeirasacra said, the marking is now terrific, so it's open and ready for business even without official recognition! Buen camino, Laurie

 

[caminka]

I second what laurie said. no problems at all with official recognition, especially if it's 'only' a part of the longer camino, eg. camino frances.