Fenomén Camino de Santiago: od kresťanskej pútnickej cesty po postsekulárny produkt cestovného ruchu

Phenomenon Santiago: From Christian pilgrimage route to post - secularʼs product of tourism The began from the second half of the 20th century through the pro - active Catholic volun- teers. Simultaneously, the profane, tourist Camino is also developing, responding to the extraordinary, massive, and broad - spectrum promotion from the side of state and public administration bodies which have been oriented to support the development of the Camino in the sense of its transformation into a product of international tourism. The main objective of these efforts has not been only the promotion of the Galicia region, but also the attempts to solve the local and regional problems of socio - economic development of the affected backward rural areas and to form the competitive position of Santiago de Compostela as a tourism destination. This study deals with the Camino phenomenon and its transformation from a Christian pilgrimage route to a post - secular product of tourism. The presented results have been reached by the ap- plied combination of extensive secondary research, the authentic primary qualitative research, and the statistical analysis of number of pilgrims.