mass tourism

'Balconing' in the Obradoiro: the dark side of the overcrowded Camino de Santiago

The Holy Year and the end of the pandemic have multiplied this summer the number of visitors to the city of the Apostle.

Up to 5,000 pilgrims arrive in Santiago every day while the neighbors denounce the problems of public order, the accumulation of garbage and the absolute touristification of the town

A young pilgrim jumps over a mountain of backpacks in the Plaza del Obradoiro.XOAN A. SOLER / LA VOZ DE GALICIA