Amigos Welcome Service 2014

Signs at the entrance to the Pilgrims' Office in English and Spanish

Hola

This year 58 fabulous volunteers have donned Amigos T shirts and are welcoming pilgrims as they arrive in Santiago. They come in all ages and all shapes and sizes. Some speak Spanish and other languages fluently. Some are learning. Two things they all have in common: they are all experienced pilgrims who have gained at least one Compostela and they all have huge hearts and warm smiles. They are all members of the participating organisations. The pictures tell the story...

APOC Amigo Ari happy at his work

Brad answers questions

Liz sells a tube  to carry the Compostela

After the Friday evening Mass seeing the Botafumeiro close up!

Mila gives the final stamp

A happy team

And they always have fun

New services offered by the Pilgrims' Office in Santiago

Certificate of Distance

In addition to the traditional Compostela and Certificate of Welcome which are still issued on a donativo basis the Pilgrims' Office is now offering a Certificate of Distance.

This new certificate has been produced in response to requests from pilgrims. It records the route which the pilgrim walked, the starting point, the amount of kilometres and the date of arrival in Santiago. The cost is 3€.

New Service for Organised Groups of Pilgrims

The Pilgrims' Office is offering to prepare Compostelas and Certificates in advance for organised groups so that they can avoid waiting in the queue at the Pilgrims' Office.

If anyone wishes to use this service the group leader should email the Pilgrims' Office and they will be sent a form to fill in on behalf of the pilgrims in the group. The Compostelas/Certificates will be ready for them on arrival.

In addition to this the Pilgrims' Office will also issue a certificate in the name of the group as a whole and will arrange to have the group welcomed by name at the beginning of the Pilgrims' Mass.

This is a free service and donations are invited for the Compostela/Certificates. 

All the pilgrim numbers from Santiago - November 2013

The total number of pilgrims who registered at the Pilgrims' Office during November 2013: 4.865

Países	Nº de Peregrinos
España	2278 (46,82%)
Corea	315 (6,47%)
Estados Unidos	275 (5,65%)
Alemania	252 (5,18%)
Francia	213 (4,38%)
Italia	189 (3,88%)
Australia	131 (2,69%)
Canadá	122 (2,51%)
Reino Unido	117 (2,40%)
Portugal	113 (2,32%)
Brasil	96 (1,97%)
Argentina	73 (1,50%)
Japón	51 (1,05%)
Holanda	50 (1,03%)
Irlanda	46 (0,95%)
Polonia	45 (0,92%)
Uruguay	45 (0,92%)
Austria	44 (0,90%)
Suiza	37 (0,76%)
México	31 (0,64%)
Belgica	29 (0,60%)
Venezuela	29 (0,60%)
Suecia	27 (0,55%)
Dinamarca	24 (0,49%)
República Checa	20 (0,41%)
Rusia	19 (0,39%)
Colombia	18 (0,37%)
Hungría	16 (0,33%)
Finlandia	15 (0,31%)
Sudáfrica	14 (0,29%)
Andorra	10 (0,21%)
Nueva Zelanda	10 (0,21%)
Bulgaria	9 (0,18%)
Chile	7 (0,14%)
Noruega	7 (0,14%)
Estonia	5 (0,10%)
Rumania	5 (0,10%)
Israel	5 (0,10%)
Eslovaquia	5 (0,10%)
Perú	5 (0,10%)
Malta	5 (0,10%)
Luxemburgo	4 (0,08%)
Puerto Rico	4 (0,08%)
China	3 (0,06%)
Lituania	3 (0,06%)
El Salvador	3 (0,06%)
Ecuador	3 (0,06%)
Bolivia	3 (0,06%)
Singapur	3 (0,06%)
Cuba	3 (0,06%)
Nigeria	3 (0,06%)
India	2 (0,04%)
Croacia	2 (0,04%)
Taiwán	2 (0,04%)
Guatemala	2 (0,04%)
Honduras	1 (0,02%)
Islandia	1 (0,02%)
Guam	1 (0,02%)
Myanmar	1 (0,02%)
Madagascar	1 (0,02%)
Kazajistán	1 (0,02%)
Costa Rica	1 (0,02%)
Guyana	1 (0,02%)
Marruecos	1 (0,02%)
Ucrania	1 (0,02%)
Malasia	1 (0,02%)
Eslovenia	1 (0,02%)
Belice	1 (0,02%)
Irán	1 (0,02%)
Letonia	1 (0,02%)
Serbia	1 (0,02%)
Panamá	1 (0,02%)
Camerún	1 (0,02%)

Género	Nº de Peregrinos
Hombre	2914 (59,90%)
Mujer	1951 (40,10%)

Medio	Nº de Peregrinos
Pie	4482 (92,13%)
Bicicleta	368 (7,56%)
Caballo	15 (0,31%)

Motivos	Nº de Peregrinos
Religioso y otros	3339 (68,63%)
Religioso	1316 (27,05%)
No religioso	210 (4,32%)

Punto de Partida	Nº de Peregrinos
Sarria	1027 (21,11%)
S. Jean P. Port	998 (20,51%)
León	222 (4,56%)
Cebreiro	220 (4,52%)
Ponferrada	190 (3,91%)
Ourense	175 (3,60%)
Roncesvalles	173 (3,56%)
Pamplona	121 (2,49%)
Oporto	117 (2,40%)
Tui	101 (2,08%)
Francia - C.F.	94 (1,93%)
Astorga	91 (1,87%)
Sevilla	84 (1,73%)
Le Puy	73 (1,50%)
Irún	71 (1,46%)
Oviedo - C.P.	65 (1,34%)
Ferrol	62 (1,27%)
Valença do Minho	58 (1,19%)
Vilafranca	52 (1,07%)
Burgos	51 (1,05%)
Lisboa	38 (0,78%)
Sahagún	37 (0,76%)
Lugo - C.P.	33 (0,68%)
Ponte de Lima	30 (0,62%)
Madrid - C.F.	30 (0,62%)
Oviedo - C.N.	29 (0,60%)
Bilbao	28 (0,58%)
Resto C. León C.F.	26 (0,53%)
Somport	23 (0,47%)
Alemania	23 (0,47%)
Ribadeo	22 (0,45%)
Logroño	22 (0,45%)
Francia - C.N	20 (0,41%)
Triacastela	18 (0,37%)
Resto Asturias - C.P.	18 (0,37%)
Resto Portugal	16 (0,33%)
Madrid - V.P.	15 (0,31%)
Suiza	13 (0,27%)
Resto Asturias - C.N	13 (0,27%)
Mérida	12 (0,25%)
Montserrat	11 (0,23%)
Arles	11 (0,23%)
Samos	11 (0,23%)
Rates, S. Pedro	11 (0,23%)
Valencia O.C.	10 (0,21%)
Santander	10 (0,21%)
Granja de Moreruela	10 (0,21%)
San Sebastián	10 (0,21%)
Gijón	9 (0,18%)
Holanda	9 (0,18%)
Zamora	8 (0,16%)
Salamanca	8 (0,16%)
Braga	8 (0,16%)
Resto País Vasco - C.N.	8 (0,16%)
Lourdes	7 (0,14%)
Baiona	7 (0,14%)
Vezelay	7 (0,14%)
Barcelona	7 (0,14%)
Gudiña	7 (0,14%)
Jaca	7 (0,14%)
Bélgica	7 (0,14%)
Finisterra	6 (0,12%)
Vilalba	6 (0,12%)
Guimaraes	6 (0,12%)
Italia	6 (0,12%)
Cataluña - C.F.	6 (0,12%)
Chaves-Portugal	6 (0,12%)
Navarra	5 (0,10%)
Rabanal del Camino	5 (0,10%)
Cataluña - O.C.	5 (0,10%)
Resto Andalucia	5 (0,10%)
Barcelos	5 (0,10%)
Sto. Domingo de la Calzada	4 (0,08%)
Vega de Valcarce	4 (0,08%)
Vigo	4 (0,08%)
Cáceres	4 (0,08%)
Carrión de los Condes	4 (0,08%)
Puente la Reina	4 (0,08%)
Castilla la Mancha otros	4 (0,08%)
Frómista	4 (0,08%)
Canfranc	4 (0,08%)
Neda	4 (0,08%)
Hendaya	4 (0,08%)
París	4 (0,08%)
Ponferrada. C.Inv.	4 (0,08%)
Laza	3 (0,06%)
Fonsagrada - C.P.	3 (0,06%)
Muxia	3 (0,06%)
Murcia	3 (0,06%)
Granada	3 (0,06%)
Hospital de Orbigo	3 (0,06%)
R.Pais Vasco C.F.	3 (0,06%)
Puebla de Sanabria	3 (0,06%)
Mondoñedo	2 (0,04%)
Baamonde	2 (0,04%)
Resto Europa	2 (0,04%)
Viana do Castelo	2 (0,04%)
Resto Cantabria	2 (0,04%)
Com. Valenciana - O.C.	2 (0,04%)
Cast. la Mancha - C.F.	2 (0,04%)
Resto C. León - V.P.	1 (0,02%)
Coimbra	1 (0,02%)
Resto de Extremadura	1 (0,02%)
Finlandia	1 (0,02%)
Lourenzá	1 (0,02%)
Molinaseca	1 (0,02%)
La Rioja	1 (0,02%)
Abadin	1 (0,02%)
Irlanda C.F.	1 (0,02%)
Vegadeo	1 (0,02%)
Valladolid	1 (0,02%)
Dinamarca	1 (0,02%)
Avilés	1 (0,02%)
Zaragoza	1 (0,02%)
Las Médulas	1 (0,02%)
Valcarlos	1 (0,02%)
Grandas de Salime - C.P.	1 (0,02%)
Castilla La Mancha VP	1 (0,02%)
Reino Unido C.F.	1 (0,02%)
Verín	1 (0,02%)

Profesiones	Nº de Peregrinos
Empleados	1272 (26,15%)
Estudiantes	740 (15,21%)
Liberales	597 (12,27%)
Jubilados	535 (11,00%)
Tecnicos	445 (9,15%)
Parados	323 (6,64%)
Funcionarios	272 (5,59%)
Profesores	211 (4,34%)
Amas de Casa	133 (2,73%)
Obreros	87 (1,79%)
Directivos	76 (1,56%)
Artistas	76 (1,56%)
Agricultores	37 (0,76%)
Sacerdotes	23 (0,47%)
Religiosas	17 (0,35%)
Marinos	16 (0,33%)
Deportistas	5 (0,10%)

Autonomías	Nº de Peregrinos
Galicia	404 (8,30%)
Andalucía	391 (8,04%)
Madrid	310 (6,37%)
Cataluña	241 (4,95%)
Comunidad Valenciana	183 (3,76%)
Castilla León	153 (3,14%)
Baleares	130 (2,67%)
Asturias	94 (1,93%)
Castilla la Mancha	78 (1,60%)
Murcia	53 (1,09%)
Pais Vasco	50 (1,03%)
Extremadura	48 (0,99%)
Canarias	41 (0,84%)
Navarra	28 (0,58%)
Aragón	28 (0,58%)
Cantabria	27 (0,55%)
La Rioja	8 (0,16%)
Residentes en el extranjero	7 (0,14%)
Ceuta	3 (0,06%)
Melilla	1 (0,02%)

Edad	Nº de Peregrinos
30 - 60	2826 (58,09%)
< 30	1371 (28,18%)
> 60	668 (13,73%)

Caminos	Nº de Peregrinos
Frances-Camino de	3649 (75,01%)
Portugues-Camino	404 (8,30%)
Via de la Plata	348 (7,15%)
Norte-Camino de	240 (4,93%)
Primitivo-Camino	120 (2,47%)
Ingles-Camino	66 (1,36%)
Otros caminos	29 (0,60%)
Muxia-Finisterre	9 (0,18%)