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Record numbers of tourists and pilgrims for first quarter of 2022

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A news item reports that Santiago de Compostela has received record high numbers of overnight tourist stays and also of pilgrims arriving in the first three months of this year.

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Récord de peregrinos y pernoctaciones en Santiago en el primer cuatrimestre del año

Santiago de Compostela ha logrado en el primer cuatrimestre de 2022 cifras históricas en lo que a turismo se refiere. Hubo más de 200.000 pernoctaci
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