Temporada de peregrinación, mes a mes en todo el mundo
Las semanas en que santuarios, puertos de montaña y pueblos de altura se llenan de peregrinos: reserva con mucha antelación o ve después.
26 destinos de SeasonMap, ordenados cada mes por la puntuación de confort, porque no se trata solo de dónde está en marcha la temporada, sino de si el tiempo merece el viaje mientras dura.
Cuándo es
Temporada de peregrinación en enero
- Ninh Binh 🇻🇳 VietnamBai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 25 Ene – 31 Mar (normalmente)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.80
- Varkala 🇮🇳 IndiaSivagiri pilgrimage · 30 Dic – 1 EneThousands of pilgrims in yellow walk up to the Sivagiri Mutt over three days at the turn of the year, for the guru who preached one caste and one religion.77
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 Dic – 10 May (normalmente)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.76
Temporada de peregrinación en febrero
- Ninh Binh 🇻🇳 VietnamBai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 25 Ene – 31 Mar (normalmente)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.84
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 Dic – 10 May (normalmente)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.83
Temporada de peregrinación en marzo
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 Dic – 10 May (normalmente)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.82
- La Paz 🇧🇴 BoliviaHoly Week walk to Copacabana · 18 Mar – 25 Abr (normalmente)Thousands of pilgrims set out from La Paz and El Alto on Holy Wednesday to walk about 140 km to the shrine on Lake Titicaca by Good Friday.80
- Taichung 🇹🇼 República de ChinaDajia Mazu pilgrimage · 15 Mar – 30 Abr (normalmente)Nine days and several hundred kilometres on foot behind a palanquin, starting from the temple at Dajia on a date divined a month earlier.80
- Ninh Binh 🇻🇳 VietnamBai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 25 Ene – 31 Mar (normalmente)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.77
- San Salvador de Jujuy 🇦🇷 ArgentinaPunta Corral pilgrimage · 10 Mar – 20 Abr (normalmente)In the week before Easter, tens of thousands climb to the mountain shrine above Tumbaya and Tilcara and walk the Virgin down with brass bands; she reaches Tumbaya on Palm Sunday and Tilcara on Holy Wednesday.74
- Tilcara 🇦🇷 ArgentinaPunta Corral pilgrimage · 16 Mar – 21 Abr (normalmente)In Holy Week thousands climb from Tilcara to the Virgin's sanctuary in the high pass, led by sikuri bands of cane flutes and drums, and bring her down into town on the Wednesday to a packed plaza.63
Temporada de peregrinación en abril
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PerúVirgen de Chapi pilgrimage · 29 Abr – 3 MayTens of thousands walk the desert road to the sanctuary at Chapi through the night of 30 April, many of them the whole 45 km from the city.88
- La Paz 🇧🇴 BoliviaHoly Week walk to Copacabana · 18 Mar – 25 Abr (normalmente)Thousands of pilgrims set out from La Paz and El Alto on Holy Wednesday to walk about 140 km to the shrine on Lake Titicaca by Good Friday.84
- Luxemburgo 🇱🇺 LuxemburgoOctave pilgrimage and Maertchen · 20 Abr – 25 May (normalmente)A fortnight of pilgrimage to the cathedral in spring, with a food and trinket market taking over Place Guillaume for the duration and a closing procession through the streets.76
- San Salvador de Jujuy 🇦🇷 ArgentinaPunta Corral pilgrimage · 10 Mar – 20 Abr (normalmente)In the week before Easter, tens of thousands climb to the mountain shrine above Tumbaya and Tilcara and walk the Virgin down with brass bands; she reaches Tumbaya on Palm Sunday and Tilcara on Holy Wednesday.74
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndiaChar Dham yatra season · 19 Abr – 13 Nov (normalmente)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.73
- Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaHajj season · 20 Abr – 20 Jun (normalmente)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.73
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 Dic – 10 May (normalmente)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.73
- Tilcara 🇦🇷 ArgentinaPunta Corral pilgrimage · 16 Mar – 21 Abr (normalmente)In Holy Week thousands climb from Tilcara to the Virgin's sanctuary in the high pass, led by sikuri bands of cane flutes and drums, and bring her down into town on the Wednesday to a packed plaza.71
- Taichung 🇹🇼 República de ChinaDajia Mazu pilgrimage · 15 Mar – 30 Abr (normalmente)Nine days and several hundred kilometres on foot behind a palanquin, starting from the temple at Dajia on a date divined a month earlier.70
- Medina 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaHajj season · 25 Abr – 10 Jun (normalmente)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.68
- La Meca 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaHajj · 20 Abr – 20 Jun (normalmente)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.65
Temporada de peregrinación en mayo
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PerúVirgen de Chapi pilgrimage · 29 Abr – 3 MayTens of thousands walk the desert road to the sanctuary at Chapi through the night of 30 April, many of them the whole 45 km from the city.95
- Luxemburgo 🇱🇺 LuxemburgoOctave pilgrimage and Maertchen · 20 Abr – 25 May (normalmente)A fortnight of pilgrimage to the cathedral in spring, with a food and trinket market taking over Place Guillaume for the duration and a closing procession through the streets.81
- Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaHajj season · 20 Abr – 20 Jun (normalmente)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.65
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 Dic – 10 May (normalmente)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.63
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndiaChar Dham yatra season · 19 Abr – 13 Nov (normalmente)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.61
- La Meca 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaHajj · 20 Abr – 20 Jun (normalmente)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.48
- Medina 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaHajj season · 25 Abr – 10 Jun (normalmente)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.46
Temporada de peregrinación en junio
- Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndiaAmarnath Yatra · 25 Jun – 20 Ago (normalmente)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.82
- Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaHajj season · 20 Abr – 20 Jun (normalmente)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.59
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndiaChar Dham yatra season · 19 Abr – 13 Nov (normalmente)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.51
- Yazd 🇮🇷 IránChak Chak pilgrimage · 12–20 JunZoroastrians from Iran and abroad gather at the cliff shrine north of the city in the middle of June.41
- La Meca 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaHajj · 20 Abr – 20 Jun (normalmente)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.35
- Medina 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaHajj season · 25 Abr – 10 Jun (normalmente)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.26
Temporada de peregrinación en julio
- Cabo Haitiano 🇭🇹 HaitíSaint Jacques pilgrimage · 23–27 JulThousands walk out to Plaine-du-Nord, half an hour from town, to go into the mud basin for Ogou on Saint James's day, then on to the sea at Limonade.71
- Saint Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalGrand Magal de Touba · 5 Jul – 20 Ago (normalmente)Millions of Mourides travel to Touba for the Grand Magal, a public holiday that follows the Islamic calendar.70
- San José 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRomeria to Cartago · 25 Jul – 2 AgoHundreds of thousands walk from San Jose to the basilica of La Negrita in Cartago, most overnight on 1 August.64
- Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndiaAmarnath Yatra · 25 Jun – 20 Ago (normalmente)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.55
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndiaChar Dham yatra season · 19 Abr – 13 Nov (normalmente)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.37
Temporada de peregrinación en agosto
- Braga 🇵🇹 PortugalRomaria de Sao Bento · 10–15 AgoPortugal's second most visited sanctuary, above the Caniçada reservoir in Geres, draws huge crowds of pilgrims, many of them emigrants home for August.89
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 EspañaVirgin of Candelaria pilgrimage · 14–15 AgoThousands walk overnight to the basilica at Candelaria for 15 August, the patron of the Canaries, arriving on foot from all over the island.82
- Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurquíaMeryemana Assumption Day · 14–15 AgoCatholic pilgrims gather at the House of the Virgin Mary above Ephesus for a vigil on the evening of 14 August and a Mass the next morning marking the Assumption, the site's biggest day of the year.76
- Saint Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalGrand Magal de Touba · 5 Jul – 20 Ago (normalmente)Millions of Mourides travel to Touba for the Grand Magal, a public holiday that follows the Islamic calendar.64
- San José 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRomeria to Cartago · 25 Jul – 2 AgoHundreds of thousands walk from San Jose to the basilica of La Negrita in Cartago, most overnight on 1 August.61
- Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndiaAmarnath Yatra · 25 Jun – 20 Ago (normalmente)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.59
- Castro 🇨🇱 ChileNazareno de Caguach · 28–30 Ago (normalmente)Thousands of Chilotes sail to the tiny island of Caguach, hours by boat east of Castro, for the feast of Jesús Nazareno on 30 August.56
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndiaChar Dham yatra season · 19 Abr – 13 Nov (normalmente)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.39
Temporada de peregrinación en septiembre
- Van 🇹🇷 TurquíaAkdamar Island liturgy · 7–21 Sep (normalmente)The tenth-century Holy Cross Church on Akdamar Island holds its one Armenian liturgy of the year on the Sunday after the Feast of the Holy Cross, drawing pilgrims and press for a single afternoon before the building reverts to a museum for the rest of the year.95
- Port Louis 🇲🇺 MauricioPère Laval pilgrimage · 5–11 Sep (normalmente)Tens of thousands walk to the shrine at Sainte-Croix on the northern edge of the city through the night of the 8th and into the 9th.86
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndiaChar Dham yatra season · 19 Abr – 13 Nov (normalmente)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.54
Temporada de peregrinación en octubre
- Bucarest 🇷🇴 RumaniaPilgrimage of Saint Demetrius · 20–28 Oct (normalmente)For the week before 27 October, the feast of the city's patron saint, pilgrims from across Romania queue for hours on Patriarchal Hill to venerate his relics.77
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndiaChar Dham yatra season · 19 Abr – 13 Nov (normalmente)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.75
Temporada de peregrinación en noviembre
Temporada de peregrinación en diciembre
- Ciudad de México 🇲🇽 MéxicoVirgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage · 11–12 DicAround ten million people reach the basilica in the north of the city over two days, many of them walking in from other states.92
- Varkala 🇮🇳 IndiaSivagiri pilgrimage · 30 Dic – 1 EneThousands of pilgrims in yellow walk up to the Sivagiri Mutt over three days at the turn of the year, for the guru who preached one caste and one religion.73
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 Dic – 10 May (normalmente)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.72