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Nearly half a million pilgrims visited Santiago de Compostela in 2024, marking a new record for the popular pilgrimage site in northwestern Spain.
The local pilgrims’ office, which is runby Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, announced that it recorded 499,239 pilgrims in 2024, up from 446,035 pilgrims the previous year.
Last year’s numbers had also marked a record-high year for pilgrims at the famous pilgrimage site, which continues to enjoy a resurgence following the COVID pandemic, which saw only 54,143 pilgrims registered in 2020.
Pilgrims to the site travel mainly on foot along ancient routes known as the Camino de Santiago, or Way of St. James. The routes converge on Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, the traditional burial place of St. James the Great, one of Jesus’ Twelve Apostles.
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The local pilgrims’ office, which is runby Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, announced that it recorded 499,239 pilgrims in 2024, up from 446,035 pilgrims the previous year.
Last year’s numbers had also marked a record-high year for pilgrims at the famous pilgrimage site, which continues to enjoy a resurgence following the COVID pandemic, which saw only 54,143 pilgrims registered in 2020.
Pilgrims to the site travel mainly on foot along ancient routes known as the Camino de Santiago, or Way of St. James. The routes converge on Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, the traditional burial place of St. James the Great, one of Jesus’ Twelve Apostles.
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Camino sets another new record for pilgrims in 2024
The famous pilgrimage site continues to enjoy a resurgence following the COVID pandemic.
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