The numbers speak for themselves: since 2019, The Portuguese Way is the second most chosen itinerary to make the pilgrimage to Santiago, with more than 72,000 pilgrims, 20% of whom applied for the Compostela this year. For this reason, the Xunta has reinforced its commitment to this itinerary with an investment of 3.7 million euros since 2015, which will continue in the coming years.
This has been advanced in an interview in Hoy por Hoy Baixo Miño the Director of Tourism of Galicia, Nava castro, which has explained that in the next Master Plan of the Camino de Santiago, which will come into force in 2022, there will be a significant number of items destined to create several rest areas for pilgrims in the middle of nature on the Portuguese Way, both in the traditional and on the coast. These landscaped public spaces will have trees, tables and benches and are expected to be installed in A Guarda, O Rosal and Oia. Nava Castro.
In the interview, the Director of Tourism of Galicia highlighted the actions that were carried out in terms of accessibility, energy efficiency and health safety, to guarantee that the Portuguese Way is a Safe Path. He also recalled the work carried out to improve public shelters such as those in Tui, O Porriño or Redondela. Asked about the municipal project of turn the old prison of Tui into a reception center for visitors and pilgrims, Castro has made it subject to the money that the central government has to transfer to them for the Xacobeo.
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