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...