credencial/sellos/compostela

Can one who take a taxi on the last stage to Santiago after having walked 100 kms still be qualified to get the camino certificate?

Apologies to those who detest frivolous questions - please move on; nothing to see here. When I walked my first camino from Chartres to SdC (autumn/winter, 1998), no matter where I stayed - mostly campsites and modest hostels in France, almost exclusively refugios in Spain - the person I dealt...

I just want to know so I can leave a space for it!

Hi, I'm arriving in Santiago soon and was walking the Camino in memory of my parents who recently passed. Does anyone know if the office will allow more than one person to be added as "vicarie pro?"

For those who have done the Norte and gone the alternate route out of Baamonde, have you found it difficult to get two stamps a day? Just wondering if we need to have a heads up about anything.

Six days out from Santiago on the Norte and have been talking with experienced pilgrims on the Certificates upon arriving in Santiago. I came back to this Forum to see if the answers were here and found that there is only one Certificate called the Compostela. Can anyone clear up and confirm...

We are currently in Caminho Portugal and have decided to take a few days off to allow my wife’s blisters to heal a bit before moving on. My question is do we need to get daily stamps? We have rented a house quite a ways from a town and it’s going to be tough, although not impossible, to get...

Hello everyone, I apologize because I know there are other threads on this topic and I have read them thoroughly but I just want to be super sure. When I did the Camino Primitivo in 2022, I got one stamp per day all the way through to the Cathedral and I was able to get my certificate. I’m...

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Hi everyone, I am packed and ready to get walking on my first camino from Ourense to Santiago. I will be walking from Ourense to Cea on Thurdsday which is a feast day so a lot of places will be closed. Will getting a sello be very difficult on a holy day /public holiday? Can anyone give me...

When I walked the Camino Frances I got a midterm diploma in Sahagún. When I walked the Camino San Salvador I bought a "San Salvador" credential in Leon that was different from the "normal" credential. Is there anything special about the Camino Via de la Plata that I should be aware of so that I...

The Santiago cathedral has begun issuing a new version of its credencial. The new wording of the demand for two sellos per day every day has caused a lot of online debate. There has been less comment on another change which is far less ambiguous. The credencial now states that cyclists must...

I have a friend joining me on my Portugués Camino in September. She intends to join me in Porrino to start walking. Will she be entitled to a Compostela with enough distance (100km)? I have seen conflicting things that some say Porrino is the last place to qualify and others say it needs to be...

Hi everyone, What’s the waiting time to get your Compostela like these days? Last time I queued it was early October in 2022 (a double holy year) so it was very busy and we were waiting probably like 45 minutes - hour. I am bringing a group of 15 and curious to understand the wait time in mid...

Starting in CF late September… looking for a small fanny pack / shoulder pack…but it needs to have a pocket large enough for a credential. Can anybody provide me with the dimensions of a folded credential obtained from the pilgrim office in SJPP ?

Hi everyone!! I have a question on obtaining a pilgrim passport in person in Spain. Has anyone received their passport in person in San Sebastien? I’ve read online the Albergue de Peregrinos and a few cathedrals can provide the passport but I’m hoping someone can confirm this from experience, or...

Is going from Santiago to Finisterra via Mixta and back on foot considered official Camino? Big thanks. Elin

While walking on Camino routes, How do you know which places carry stamps for the The Pilgrim Passport ?

I have to get a new passport in Sarria. Any suggestions on where to get.

Hi, We are planning to start our first camino in Pamplona on Sunday 20th April 2025 This will be Easter Sunday. Will we still be able to get our Passport on this Day and if so, where will we get it from Thanks Scott