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Quieter Camino-summer, but August-influx reported

11Sep

By Melanie BritzNo Comments

Accommodation, News

Quieter Camino-summer, but August-influx reported

The latest pilgrim figures released by the Burea d'accueil des pѐlerins de St Jacques de St Jean Pied de Port show a quieter summer on the Camino compared to 2022, but a busier August-influx. This is after this year was the busiest April month since 2012. May 2023 numbers were 10% higher than May 2022, and April 2023 was 30% higher than 2022. Latest Camino de Santiago statistics 2023 The bureau, which assists pilgrims leaving from the official start point of the Camino Frances, St Jean Pied de Port in France, reports a strong influx of pilgrims in the last week of August. 6290 pilgrims left St Jean in June, and 5540 in July. This is compared to 6634 and 5690 last year. The number for August is up 1,86% from last year's figures, with 7329 pilgrims departing. Septembe...

Record pilgrim numbers on the Camino Frances in the first 5 months of 2023

9Jun

By Melanie BritzNo Comments

News, Route information

Record pilgrim numbers on the Camino Frances in the first 5 months of 2023

Pilgrim numbers on the Camino Frances reached record numbers in the first 5 months of 2023.Just under 23 000 pilgrims left from St Jean Pied a Porte (SJPP) in the first five months of 2023.This is according to statistics of pilgrims registering with the Bureau d'accueil des pèlerins de St Jacques de St Jean Pied de Port. The bureau is where pilgrims register to get their pilgrim credentials and route information.This year's 22 971 pilgrims was the highest number of pilgrims for the first 5 months of any year, in the more than ten years since 2012 (when the current statistics start).The second highest number for January to May of a year was in 2019. 2019 was a record year when 21 484 pilgrims left the popular starting point.Looking at this April, 9604 pilgrims left in SJPP. This is also the...

Ecofriendly Borda Albergue gets rave reviews

2Jun

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Accommodation

Ecofriendly Borda Albergue gets rave reviews

Alburgue Focus The popular new Borda Albergue is the last Alberge before Spain on the Camino Frances.Situated at the edge of a wood, an old shepherd's hut has been rehabilitated into an inn. The albergue opened its doors in 2021.It is an ideal place to stop to break the difficult Napoleon route over the Pyrenees mountains into two sections. This is due to it's location just 9km from Saint Jean Pied a Port. Facilities Each dormitory has four single beds with curtains for privacy, a plug and reading light. They share a common bathroom for the dormitory. The room offers wi-fi, a sitting area and a hairdryer.Dinner, bed and breakfast are included in the price. Online bookings are available on the website: www.aubergeborda.com Reviews Since its opening the albergue has received ...

No more suitcases, says 11 Albergues on the Camino Frances

2Jun

By Melanie BritzNo Comments

Accommodation, News

No more suitcases, says 11 Albergues on the Camino Frances

Eleven albergues within the Camino Frances has announced that they will implement a new measure from around the third week of June.The eleven traditional Jacobean shelters are prohibiting suitcases in the hostels managed by their associations, agreeing to be militant against what they term "attacks suffered by the route". Unprecedented May numbers of pilgrims According to their press release there is an extraordinary level of pilgrimage at the moment, unprecedented in a May month of the last ten years. They are advising municipalities among the Camino to be prepared to open municipal facilities such as sports centres or other similar spaces, which some towns have reportedly already done. Federation meeting The decision to ban suitcases from these albergues was take...