>>2709087>I'd start late September. How busy is it then?Pretty damn busy since it's prime hiking season. Expect very hot days still.
>How much is the accommodation along the way?Pre covid you municipal albergues were 5-6€ but then there was private accommodation varying from 10/12 to whatever luxury you want to pay in the biggest towns and cities.
>What shoes do you recommend?
Trail runners. I've done the Camino wearing Adidas spezials, flip flops(did like 35km and it was an interesting day with lots people starting conversation and asking questions because of it) and cheap jogging shoes. Paths are for the most part very forgiving specially if you go during summer.
>How easy it is to get new footwear along the way?Pretty easy, offer may very depending on the size of the town but Pamplona, Burgos or Leon has everything you may want. Even small towns often have stacked stores with Lowas, Asolo and all of that if you are into boots.
>What kinds of nationalities you met the most?Germans are a big group and I met a few of them there, same as Italian. Then Spanish obviously and the Portuguese are also very common.
I don't remember seeing a lot of americans during my time there but according to 2022 data they were there big time.
>demographics are usually older or nah?Definitely, older people rule the Camino but there's plenty of younger peregrinos and they are very sociable so you'll have that part covered.