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The 2008 statistics for the people who requested the Compostelana certificate in Santiago have been released and May has now become the 4th most popular month to walk the trail – just slightly edging out the month of June. August, July and September continue to be the busiest times of the year. I’ve put together a little graph showing the trend over the last 3 years.
For complete stats, please visit:
http://www.archicompostela.org/peregrinos/Estadisticas/estadisticas2006.htm#POR%20MESES
Will be back on the trail soon!
Saludos from Spain,
Alex
05 May 2009 in Camino de Santiago, FAQs | 
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According to the Pilgrim’s Office in Santiago de Compostela, in 2006, 44% of the pilgrims who requested the Compostelana (the official Certificate of the Camino de Santiago) arrived in July and August*. This makes sense since many Europeans and students have their vacation time in the summer.
Whenever you decide to walk, you will always be able to find that "quiet time" for yourself along the trail. In addition, walking with Fresco Tours means that you won’t have to worry about your meals, your pack, where you’ll sleep, or anything else. You do the walking and leave everything else up to us!
* For complete 2006 pilgrim statistics, please see: http://www.archicompostela.org/Peregrinos/Estadisticas/estadisticas2006.htm
04 Jan 2008 in Camino de Santiago, FAQs | No Comments
We are getting ready for our September 30th Camino de Santiago tour, where we have 8 clients from around the globe: the USA, UK, and Japan! We have had a truly international selection of clients so far in 2007 with Fresco Friends from:
- the USA
- Canada
- Puerto Rico
- the United Kingdom (England & Scotland)
- Denmark
- Norway
- Ireland
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Hong Kong
In 2006, we were proud to also have representatives from:
- Finland
- Panama
- Peru
- Bermuda
- Egypt
- Korea
- China
It really is a small world after all!
29 Sep 2007 in Andalucia, Basque, Camino de Santiago, FAQs, Spain-taneous | No Comments
The Camino de Santiago covers over 750 KMs of Northern Spain and therefore has very different weather conditions depending on the region.
Fresco Tours walks the last 160 KM’s of the Camino in the Northwest region called Galicia. Here we enjoy a more temperate climate than other parts of the Camino de Santiago and in July and August the heat is not overwhelming like it can be on the plains of Castilla y Leon.
For current and average monthly temperatures of a 2 cities along the Camino in Galicia, please click below:
14 Jun 2007 in Camino de Santiago, FAQs | No Comments
Since the distances that we walk during the day on the Camino de Santiago can be covered quickly in the van, we take advantage of this and stay in the same hotel for 2 nights on a few occasions. Our walk always starts at the point where we finished the previous day to maintain our continuity along the trail. On some days, we walk directly to or from the Hotel! We believe that the time (and energy) saved packing and unpacking everyday makes these shuttles a great convenience for everyone.
01 May 2007 in Camino de Santiago, FAQs | No Comments
We will be walking from O’Cebreiro to Santiago de Compostela. For a detailed map of the distances between towns along the Camino and their respective altitudes, please click on the image to your right. This data has been kindly provided to us by Arturo Murias of: http://www.godesalco.com
07 Apr 2007 in Camino de Santiago, FAQs | No Comments
Your best bet would probably be to catch a plane from Santiago to Madrid. You could go by train or bus, but they take a very long time. There are excellent internal flights (cheaper than the train and bus – flights can be as low as 50Euros!) that fly Santiago to Madrid. The companies that service this route are:
01 Apr 2007 in Camino de Santiago, FAQs | No Comments
The great thing about the Camino is that it is very well marked and we encourage people to walk at a pace that is comfortable for them – this is not a race! We want you to enjoy the route and we also like to stop with our clients for a coffee or along the way and take everything in!
01 Apr 2007 in Camino de Santiago, FAQs | No Comments
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The 2008 statistics for the people who requested the Compostelana certificate in Santiago have been released and May has now become the 4th most popular month to walk the trail – just slightly edging out the month of June. August, July and September continue to be the busiest times of the year. I’ve put together a little graph showing the trend over the last 3 years.
