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Camino Guides updates for 2008
Camino
Portugués. The route from
Porto to Santiago has seen some improvements with the addition of
several new pilgrim hostels and the renovation of others. Click
the files below to download free pdf updates. The section from Lisbon
to Porto has now been fully waymarked but facilities are still limited
on this route. For outline maps and basic information download the
free supplementary pdf sheets. |
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Camino
Fisterra. Surprisingly few amendments
have been made to this route since the first guide was published.
However new pilgrim hostels have been opened at Corcubion and Muxía.
Click the file below to download a free pdf update to this route. |
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A
Pilgrim’s Guide to the Camino Francés
- No amendments have been advised since the 4th edition was published
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Latest News 2008
It now looks increasingly likely that Pope Benedict
XVI will visit Santiago de Compostela for the next Holy Year
in 2010 (there will not be another until 2021.) Accordingly the number
of visitors to Santiago during that year is estimated to be over 10 million
with 1⁄4 of a million arriving by foot.
Since January 2008 the Xacobeo (Galician government) has privatised
management of all its pilgrim hostels. We will have to wait and
see what effect this will have. It might improve facilities but the cost
of staying a night will no longer be by donation but subject to a fixed
charge.
Flights: From April 2008 Ryanair fly direct to Santiago
from Liverpool. This supplements their popular daily flights from London
Stansted. Iberia's low cost airline clickair continues
its flights direct from London to La Corunna and Barcelona & Seville
to Santiago. Aer Lingus will fly twice weekly (Mon/Sat)
direct from Dublin to Santiago from March to October during 2008. Air
Berlin fly to Santiago from La Palma in Mallorca, which connects
with their daily schedule from Stansted in London. BA and Iberia no longer
have direct flights but connect via Madrid.
Pilgrim Statistics: The number of pilgrims arriving in
Santiago (outside Holy Years) broke the 100,000 ceiling for the first
time in modern history – 100,377 pilgrims from 138 nationalities
collected compostelas last year. While the Camino Francés witnessed
an increase of 3,000 over the year it saw its percentage drop below 90%
for the first time to only 82% of the total. The Camino Portugués
now becoming the second most popular pilgrim route to Santiago.
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