Foot-pilgrims and backpackers: contemporary ways of travelling

This article deals with two modern forms of travelling, which both have developed into boom industries over the last 25 years: the foot pilgrimage along the Camino Francés to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and journeys along so called backpacker’s trails. Whereas the label of ‘pilgrim’ is still mos...

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Published in:	Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
Main Author:	Tommi Mendel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Donner Institute 2010-01-01
Subjects:	Pilgrims and pilgrimages > Christianity Voyages and travels Tourist trade Backpacking Santiago de Compostela (Spain) Rites of passage
Online Access:	https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67372