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Those are huge increases. Anyone have any idea why these numbers are so significantly higher?
Short memories: Easter fell since 2010 on[...]
- As in 2017, Easter 2010 fell in April, which is the best time to encourage pilgrims. Indeed, the fact that Easter coincided in March last year caused a decline in pilgrimages compared to the 2015 Holy Week. (Google translation with minor adjustments).
Pilgrim arrivals – January to April 2017
Total arrivals for the first quarter of 2017: 35’155 This is an increase of 20% compared to arrivals during the same period in 2016.
The mix of locals and foreigners has not changed from last year’s: (45% Spanish, 55% foreigners). However the mix in age groups has substantially changed: 35% of less than 30 (increase of 17%), 53% of pilgrims aged between 30 and 60 (increase of 80%) and 12% of over 60 (no change).
The various Caminos had the following number of pilgrims and increases (%) compared to last year:
1) Frances (60% of all pilgrim arrivals) 21’243 (+14%) with 11’408 starting in Sarria (+ 21%)
2) Portugues (25% of all pilgrim arrivals) 8’700 (+44%) with 2’208 starters from Tui (+60%) and 3’139 from Oporto (+54%)
3) Other main Caminos’ walkers varied as follows: Norte 1’184 (+26%), Primitivo 1’219 (+20%) and Ingles 1’357 (+18%). The Via de la Plata, 1’201 pilgrims, was -8% compared to 2016.
During the first days of May 2017, the pilgrims' office in Santiago recorded over 1'000 daily arrivals.
It's all here: https://oficinadelperegrino.com/estadisticas/So, for May 2017, did the number of compostelas increase by 20%, too, compared to 2016?
Apart from the Spanish, Italians and Germans have been traditional high volume Camino walkers. Spain's Caminos are better organized and have substantially cheaper facilities.The number of Germans and Italians is staggering.
I just looked at the number of Compostelas issued since my first Camino, in 2007. Numbers have trippled! From 12 000 to 36 000. What business would not like to see its clientele tripple? But who would like to see traffic going by one's home tripple?
Good to see a percentage shift away from the Francés. I really don't know why the Norte is not more popular, it is a spectacular route and no more difficult, imo, than the Francés, and with plenty of infrastructure. Maybe the road walking.
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