Gronze.com is an essential site for Camino walkers. Here is the relevant quote “From the moment we entered Castile and León, the route markers changed. Someone with little common sense removed all the existing markers and replaced them with a metal model, inappropriate for a pedestrian and cycling route that is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.”
In the photo above you see a new sign and an older post marker. The post is probably 10-20 or more years old. It is pleasantly weathered and has a pretty Camino shell icon on the side. It will look the same after another 20 years.
The new sign is a couple of years old tops. As you can see people do mess with them. Plus they are ugly even when undamaged. And they get filled up with those pesky stickers.
And keep them off my lawn too!
I agree, the new signs are a distraction and don’t seem to go with the idea of pilgrims walking along a road.