PILGRIM STATS FOR MARCH

During the month of March 2008, 5.327 pilgrims were received at the Pilgrim’s Office. The number of pilgrims in the year 2007 during the same period was 1.680. Of those pilgrims, 2.229 were women (43,16%) and 3.028 men (56,84%). 4.670 pilgrims arrived on foot (87,66%); 619 by bicycle (11,62%), 37 on horseback (0,69%) and only one pilgrim arrived on wheelchair (0,02%).

Pilgrims’ Age.

204 pilgrims were younger than 15 years old (3,82%); 2.860 were between 16 and 35 years old (53,68%); 2.138 were between 36 and 65 years old (40,13%) and 125 pilgrims were aged above 65 years old (2,34%).

Pilgrims’ Motivation.

Religious

1.781

33,43%

89,03%

Religious and Cultural

2.962

55,60%

Cultural

584

10,97%

10,97%

Pilgrims’ Nationality.

Spanish: 3.642 (68,36%). Most of the pilgrims come from: Madrid, 734; Valencian Community, 463; Galicia with 457; Catalonia, 409; Andalusia, 335; the Basque Country, 327; Castile and Leon, 195; Castile – La Mancha, 145, etc.

Foreigners: 1.685 (31,64%) Most of the pilgrims come from the following countries: Portugal with 485 ; Germany with 430; the United States with 122 ; Austria with 63; Italy with 62; Ireland with 57, Brazil with 46, etc.

Starting Points.

Most of the pilgrims received during the month of February started their Way to Santiago in: Sarria, 1.537 (28,85%);O Cebreiro, 461 (8,65%); Roncesvalles, 311 (5,84%); Ponferrada, 250 (4,69%); in Tuy, 227 (4,26%); in Leon, 195 (3,66%); in St. Jean Pied de Port, 173 (3,25%); in Astorga, 172 (3,23%), etc.

The Chosen Routes

Most of the pilgrims chose the French Way with 3.795 (71,24%) ; followed by the Portuguese Route with 623 pilgrims (11,70%) , the Silver Way has been chosen by 285 pilgrims (5,35%), the Northern Way with 265 (4,97%), the Primitive Way with 199 pilgrims (3,73%), the English way with 79 pilgrims (1,48%) and 81 pilgrims (1,52%) have chosen another ways.