Registration and Passport Information for Portuguese Coastal Camino in Porto

[MonaN]

Hi there, we are starting the Portuguese coastal Camino on Sept 1 in Porto. Can someone tell me location of Cathedral where we can register for the Camino and get our passport and first stamp? Thanks

 

[jungleboy]

Porto Cathedral · 4.6â(29237) · Cathedral

Terreiro da Sé, 4050-573 Porto, Portugal

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[MonaN]

Porto Cathedral · 4.6â(29237) · Cathedral

Terreiro da Sé, 4050-573 Porto, Portugal

maps.app.goo.gl

Thank you!

 

[oursonpolaire]

As a minor note, nobody registers for the Camino; they just go ahead and do it. But as noted above, the cathedral in Oporto provides pilgrim credentials.

 

[trecile]

As a minor note, nobody registers for the Camino; they just go ahead and do it.

Actually, I'd call that a major note!

Perhaps it would be helpful @MonaN to know that while there is no registration required to walk the Camino, they can pre-register for their Compostela at this link.

Sigle Register | Pilgrim's welcome office

oficinadelperegrino.com

 

[MonaN]

Actually, I'd call that a major note!

Perhaps it would be helpful @MonaN to know that while there is no registration required to walk the Camino, they can pre-register for their Compostela at this link.

Sigle Register | Pilgrim's welcome office

oficinadelperegrino.com

Thank you!

 

[MonaN]

As a minor note, nobody registers for the Camino; they just go ahead and do it. But as noted above, the cathedral in Oporto provides pilgrim credentials.

Thank you! Can we get the pilgrim passport at the Cathedral too? And would you know if there are specific hours to get credentials!

 

[oursonpolaire]

Thank you! Can we get the pilgrim passport at the Cathedral too? And would you know if there are specific hours to get credentials!

The Cathedral in Oporto is open from 9.00 am to 6.30 pm. I don't know if t hose hours are the same as getting credentials but they should be.

A pilgrim passport is a common name for the credential. I prefer not to use passport as the term as there is a suprising number of people who confuse their country's passport and a pilgrim's passport, but that's me.

 

[jungleboy]

The Cathedral in Oporto

Sorry for going way off track here and for being pedantic, and I'm not intending to single you out, but this seems as good a place to any to put this note about the slightly confusing name of Portugal's second-largest city.

The name of the city in Portuguese is Porto. In Spanish the name is Oporto and in English both names have been used but Oporto is erroneous and is less and less used in English these days (e.g. the English page on Wikipedia for the city is titled Porto, and Oporto redirects there).

The confusion about the name comes from the Portuguese masculine definite article 'o', which is used before Porto because 'porto' is also a noun, meaning port. So for example, 'Our destination is Porto' in Portuguese would be 'O nosso destino é o Porto', whereas to say the same thing for Lisbon (Lisboa, which is not otherwise a noun), it would be 'O nosso destino é Lisboa', without the article.

The 'o Porto' aspect then led to foreigners calling the city Oporto, which is not its name, just the same way that the most famous city in Brazil is not Orio de Janeiro, even though 'rio' is also a noun in Portuguese (meaning river) and the same article usage applies before it (e.g. 'O nosso destino é o Rio').

 

[Sidknee]

Thank you! Can we get the pilgrim passport at the Cathedral too? And would you know if there are specific hours to get credentials!

Hi @MonaN, yes you can buy your credential(s) at the cathedral. You buy them inside where you also pay for entry to the Cathedral (well worth the couple of Euros extra). The views from the top are stunning and the tile work is in itself worth the entry fee.

Ps. You don’t have to go in

 

[oursonpolaire]

@jungleboy Thanks! I love nomenclature trivia. I am now going to write to a Brazilian peregrina and ask her about the new brand of cookies named Oreo de Janeiro.

 

[Lindsay53]

Thanks @jungleboy . I have wondered about the name since I read some historical novels years ago that called it Oporto.

 

[MonaN]

Hi @MonaN, yes you can buy your credential(s) at the cathedral. You buy them inside where you also pay for entry to the Cathedral (well worth the couple of Euros extra). The views from the top are stunning and the tile work is in itself worth the entry fee.

Ps. You don’t have to go in

You have to buy your credentials? My apologies but I didn't realize churches charged for this.

 

[trecile]

You have to buy your credentials? My apologies but I didn't realize churches charged for this.

They have to pay to have them printed. The cost of the credential is minimal.

 

[Sidknee]

You have to buy your credentials? My apologies but I didn't realize churches charged for this.

@MonaN the only things that come free on the Caminos are the sun, rain, and scenery, the friendships and the lasting memories. And the occasional fuente along the way.

As an aside you don’t need to pay to get into the Cathederals as a general rule, typically it’s only the larger ones with museums attached.

All the best for your first Camino.

 

[David Tallan]

@MonaN the only things that come free on the Caminos are the sun, rain, and scenery, the friendships and the lasting memories. And the occasional fuente along the way.

As an aside you don’t need to pay to get into the Cathederals as a general rule, typically it’s only the larger ones with museums attached.

All the best for your first Camino.

The Compostela is free (although there is a charge for a separate distance certificate).

 

[MonaN]

@MonaN the only things that come free on the Caminos are the sun, rain, and scenery, the friendships and the lasting memories. And the occasional fuente along the way.

As an aside you don’t need to pay to get into the Cathederals as a general rule, typically it’s only the larger ones with museums attached.

All the best for your first Camino.

Thank you!

 

[JoJoPee]

Actually, I'd call that a major note!

Perhaps it would be helpful @MonaN to know that while there is no registration required to walk the Camino, they can pre-register for their Compostela at this link.

Sigle Register | Pilgrim's welcome office

oficinadelperegrino.com

Hi

Can you explain what you mean by ‘pre-register for their Compostela’ ?
Thanks !

 

[Sidknee]

Hi @JoJoPee there are three ways to do it.

1. Inside some credentials there is a QR Code. Scan that, it will take you to the Pilgrims Office website. Complete the the info and you’ll get a QR Code to show security at the front door of the pilgrims Office. (Can’t do it more than 3 days in advance). You’ll use it inside the pilgrims office to get your Compostela.

2. Log in to the pilgrims Office website and follow the same steps in 1..

3. On the day you want to collect your Compostela. Walk up to the Pilgrims Office, scan the QR Codes on one of the signs. Follow the steps in 1.

Once you have your QR Code the security guard lets you in. A lady gives you another QR Code, that’s just a queue number. Line up until your turn.

The QR on your phone is what you scan (or the Pilgrims Office Volunteers). From this your data you input is used to print your Compostela.

You’ll also be asked if you want a mileage Compostela, think it costs €3.

You’ll then be directed where to pay.

PS if you say you were doing your Camino for religious reasons, you get a slightly different Compostela.

Don’t forget, don’t register more than 3 days in advance (the system won’t store your info for longer). So I’ve been told.

Hope this helps.

Buen Camino

 

[trecile]

Complete the the info and you’ll get a QR Code to show security at the front door of the pilgrims Office. (Can’t do it more than 3 days in advance

I'm pretty sure that you can do it more than three days in advance.

 

[Sidknee]

Compostela Info

Looks like it is 3 weeks (before you start?)

 

[JoJoPee]

Hi @JoJoPee there are three ways to do it.

1. Inside some credentials there is a QR Code. Scan that, it will take you to the Pilgrims Office website. Complete the the info and you’ll get a QR Code to show security at the front door of the pilgrims Office. (Can’t do it more than 3 days in advance). You’ll use it inside the pilgrims office to get your Compostela.

2. Log in to the pilgrims Office website and follow the same steps in 1..

3. On the day you want to collect your Compostela. Walk up to the Pilgrims Office, scan the QR Codes on one of the signs. Follow the steps in 1.

Once you have your QR Code the security guard lets you in. A lady gives you another QR Code, that’s just a queue number. Line up until your turn.

The QR on your phone is what you scan (or the Pilgrims Office Volunteers). From this your data you input is used to print your Compostela.

You’ll also be asked if you want a mileage Compostela, think it costs €3.

You’ll then be directed where to pay.

PS if you say you were doing your Camino for religious reasons, you get a slightly different Compostela.

Don’t forget, don’t register more than 3 days in advance (the system won’t store your info for longer). So I’ve been told.

Hope this helps.

Buen Camino

Thank you!