Planning your next Camino de Santiago adventure? Wondering which month of the year would be the best for you? What are the busiest months on the Camino? We have taken the most recent statistics from the Pilgrims Office in Santiago de Compostela to give you an idea of the number of pilgrims arriving in Santiago …
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Camino Pilgrims Office in Santiago de Compostela. If you finish your Camino trip in the city of Santiago de Compostela you will receive your Compostela certificate and a warm welcome from the people at the Pilgrims office. The Pilgrims Office in Santiago de Compostela (Oficina de Acogida al Peregrino) is located just a few minutes …
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The annual Camino statistics from the Pilgrims Office in Santiago give us a very interesting picture of the Camino de Santiago. In part 2 of our Camino statistics, we find out a bit more about the pilgrims, where are they from? are they walking or cycling? The Pilgrims Office only accounts for pilgrims receiving the Compostela …
The Pilgrims Office in Santiago (Oficina de Acogida del Peregrino) has just launched a new Camino certificate called the ‘Certificate of Distance’. This new Camino certificate can be obtained in addition to the traditional Compostela or the Certificate of Welcome, after reaching Santiago de Compostela. The Pilgrims Office has created this new certificate in response …
Have you ever wondered where your country ranks in terms of Camino pilgrims by nationality? The Irish rank number 6 in the total number of international pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago, the St James Way (according to figures from the Pilgrims Office in Santiago de Compostela). In 2012, nearly 4,000 Irish people walked the …