james is a popular pilgrimage for groups of all ages now it's actually a network of paths that runs throughout europe now all roads lead to santiago de compostela in spain but the best known part is the last section which covers a stretch of eight hundred kilometers across northern spain to the final destination of the shrine of st james now the route is called camino and it's been a unesco world heritage site since one thousand nine hundred ninety three. well while the pilgrimage has always been an important spiritual journey for many christians its popularity is now growing among ordinary tourists. since the one nine hundred ninety s. the number of pilgrims walking the way of st james has tripled twenty seventeen will be another record year on the camino decide to go hiking holiday instead of a spiritual journey. what is the height doing to the camino and the people who walk