Pilgrims Walking Camino de Santiago Broke Record in 2023, by Francesca Pollio Fenton

By Francesca Pollio Fenton, CNA, Jan. 3, 2024

Francesca is the Social Media Manager for Catholic News Agency. She received her degree in Communications with an emphasis in Digital Media from the University of Colorado – Denver.

CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 16:00 pm – Pilgrims walking the famous Camino de Santiago have reached a new record. In 2023, nearly half a million people from around the world hiked this historic route.

According to the statistics released by the pilgrims office, 446,035 pilgrims arrived at the Spanish pilgrimage site. Nearly 200,000 of the pilgrims were from Spain, primarily from the southern region of Andalucia.

In terms of foreigners, pilgrims from the United States ranked highest — with 32,063 — followed by Italians with 28,645 and Germans with 24,342.

Other countries that ranked high included Portugal, France, the United Kingdom, Mexico, South Korea, Ireland, Australia, and Canada. …