The towns of Burgos that the Camino de Santiago passes through are currently experiencing a very positive moment. The pilgrims have accelerated and are arriving in force in the province after a slow summer season due to the heatwave. The streets full of atmosphere, the places where pilgrims never stop passing and the hostels with high occupancy become the dominant note of these days. September is generally considered a good month for the Jacobean route and on this occasion it also proves itself, allowing businesses to work at maximum when there are no longer as many holidaymakers as in July and August.
Luis González took the plunge in March and took over the Fuentestrella hostel, in Hontanas, to manage it with his wife and daughter. He acknowledges that they have had “ups and downs” during this season in terms of occupancy and, although he gives a positive assessment, he says that in the summer they have not had too many pilgrims. “You should know that from Burgos to Frómista there are places, they say that they have few places to take refuge, so when it is 40 degrees, they take the bus from Burgos to León,” explains this resident of Castrojeriz. Today the Camino has been reactivated and large numbers of Australians, Canadians and North Americans have been detected, while in July and August the Spanish predominated.
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