Religious Tourism: The Way to Santiago

CHAPTER 5 MAIN FINDINGS
3 – 4 with a 43,6%, which is the average of the familiar unity in Spain. As the table
shows a 26% was consisting with people between 5 – 6 members, which belong to
Friends in its majority.
Table 5.1.6 Duration of the stay
Variable Frequency Percent
1 – 2
3
4 – 5
6 – 10
10 OR more
Total
171 35,0
164 33,5
106 21,7
34 7,0
14 2,9
489 100,0
Santiago de Compostela is a small city; therefore a couple of days are needed to visit
the city with all their tourist attractions. As visiting the cathedral is one of the main
things people just do in Santiago. Just 1 or 2 days was the main answer with a 35%
following 3 days with a 33%. Only a 2,9 % stayed more than 10 days, and most of
them were students studying in Santiago de Compostela.
Table 5.1.7 Type of accommodation
Variable Frequency Percent
Hotel
Hostel
Own house
Relatives and friends house
Rented house
Camping
Rural house
Oficial tourist appartment
113 23,1
149 30,5
77 15,7
88 18,0
8 1,6
40 8,2
5 1,0
4 0,8
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