The Ponferrada shelter expects to receive the pilgrim ‘half a million’ in the month of May. These are the calculations of the director of the Nicolás de Flüe shelter, Miguel Ángel Pérez, who also thinks organize a series of commemorative events for that time, since on April 6 the facilities will be 20 years old. These are the relevant events planned for this year, the eve of the Jacobean 2021, which isThe shelter arrives in good health and without the need for major investments other than maintenance. In fact, with its specific expansion possibilities, the site has enough capacity to face a Holy Year, as has happened on previous occasions.
The hostel has 142 places. In 2019 it received 20,000 visits, which was a slight increase compared to the previous year. The arrival of pilgrims who choose alternative routes, such as Winter, is becoming more and more frequent, although the hostel does not know the specific data because pilgrims are not obliged to communicate their choice.
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