That was around 90,000 more arrivals than in the previous record year of 2019 (347,578), local media reports. The official submission of the detailed pilgrimage statistics from the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela is not expected until next week. But it has already become clear that after the decline caused by the corona pandemic, there is an enormous need to catch up. The renewed hype is also related to the fact that Pope Francis extended the Holy Year 2021 by another year in view of the restrictions during the pandemic.
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