Once they arrive at Santiago Cathedral many pilgrims do not stop their journey but continue to Finisterre on the coast and the so-called kilometre zero of the Camino de Santiago at the Finisterre Lighthouse. This small rugged headland with dramatic scenery has always been considered the ‘end of the world’, hence its name.
2022 a record year
After the hiatus of the Pandemic and 2022 being announced as a Holy Year it seems more Pilgrims than ever before decided to walk the Camino last year. In total 430,000 Pilgrims were able to receive the Compostela in Santiago. That is the accreditation they receive after a journey of more than 100...
The Camino is back!
In 2022 the Camino De Santiago has broken records with a whopping 21,000 walkers seen already this year.
There have been over 20,700 walkers so far this year, the highest figure ever seen in the history of the Camino de Santiago, according to Alfonso Rueda, the First Vice President and Councillor of Presidency, Justice and Tourism of...
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Camino welcomes walkers again
This past month the Camino routes have sprung back into Life with upto 10,000 people a week now arriving in Santiago de Compostela, embracing the healing effects of the Camino after the trials of the pandemic period. Santiago is once again seeing throngs of walkers and visitors in its streets, helping revive the local economy....
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