Heritage sites on new offshoot of Spain's Camino could benefit from pilgrim boom

In August, the Galician government reported that 46,690 pilgrims had so far walked the route in 2024: a 46% increase from the previous year.

Since 2022, the regional government has been implementing a €39m plan that includes the restoration of heritage sites-several of which are along the Portuguese Coastal Way.

Mosteiro de Oia, for instance, a 12th-century Cistercian monastery facing the sea, is due to reopen as a museum and hotel in 2026 after receiving €4m from the government.

It's believed that this site could be the origin of this coastal route, as pilgrims may have detoured to seek medical assistance from the monastery's hospital.

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