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It is one place. It used to be a convent or something but is now a museum.Please share the locations in Sahagun that give certificates for walking there from SJPdP. I’ve read that there is a church and a museum that gives them out.
Thanks!
I believe they issue a certificate in Sahagun to pilgrims who complete the Camino de Madrid.
The certificate itself doesn't mention any distance. Essentially it says you passed through town on the way to Santiago. See my post above to get a translation of the certificate.Nope. They call it a "halfway certificate." It works for either camino. I think it's kinda silly, but that's just me.
This is where I received mine last April (2018). The ruins of the church/monastery have been reconstructed, and it is now a contemporary art museum. I handed my credential to the woman at the desk, paid the fee (3€ if I recall), and she prepared the certificate while I viewed the exhibits.It is one place. It used to be a convent or something but is now a museum.
This is where I got mine in 2015. Santuario de la Virgen Peregrina:
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Edit: This seems to be the same place mentioned by Rebekah below as it is on the hill.
For a translation of what is on the certificate see this post: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/accomodation-san-juan-de-ortega.60251/#post-708793
My thinking is that if this became popular the museum would struggle to cope with many pilgrims. It works ok if there aren’t many and you have time to look at the museum while the attendant processes the certificate.It is one place. It used to be a convent or something but is now a museum.
This is where I got mine in 2015. Santuario de la Virgen Peregrina:
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Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.www.google.com
Edit: This seems to be the same place mentioned by Rebekah below as it is on the hill.
For a translation of what is on the certificate see this post: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/accomodation-san-juan-de-ortega.60251/#post-708793
My thinking is that if this became popular the museum would struggle to cope with many pilgrims. It works ok if there aren’t many and you have time to look at the museum while the attendant processes the certificate.
Based on when I was there, that will be a long time coming. Long time. And they'd probably be very happy to have that many visitors. I was the only one there the afternoon I arrived, although 4 others from my albergue stopped in later.My thinking is that if this became popular the museum would struggle to cope with many pilgrims. It works ok if there aren’t many and you have time to look at the museum while the attendant processes the certificate.
I was there last May. It was worth a short detour, up a hill when leaving Sahagun. The place was open at different times during the week. I found out the schedule by connecting with the ‘pilgrim telephone’ of my fellow pilgrims walking at the same pace. The certificate costs about 3€ - which is also allows you to tour the museum while they prepare your certificate. The museum is a cool & quiet respite on a hot day. The certificate is beautiful. It can be quite emotional for some people receiving the certificate. They do not sell tubes so I mailed it home at the Correos in Leon. The Correos person in Leon helped to pack the certificate so it would not be bent during transit. Good luck !Please share the locations in Sahagun that give certificates for walking there from SJPdP. I’ve read that there is a church and a museum that gives them out.
Thanks!
There are cardboard tubes available. Price about €1Do they sell something so one can protect the certificate from being curly or otherwise damege?
Do they sell something so one can protect the certificate from being curly or otherwise damege?
You could probably pick up a Do Not Bend envelope at the correos somewhere.
Please share the locations in Sahagun that give certificates for walking there from SJPdP. I’ve read that there is a church and a museum that gives them out.
Thanks!
Well, what do you think of the certificate issued for walking the "circuit" from Santiago to Finesterre to Muxa and back to Santiago?Nope. They call it a "halfway certificate." It works for either camino. I think it's kinda silly, but that's just me.
Didn’t know there was one Chrissy. There’s a Compostela available for those who walk Fisterra/Muxia or Muxia/Fisterra to Santiago. There’s Fisteranas and Muxianas available for anyone who can tick the boxes but a round-trip certificate? I want one. I can frame it next to my cycling proficiency oneWell, what do you think of the certificate issued for walking the "circuit" from Santiago to Finesterre to Muxa and back to Santiago?
Well maybe it is a compostela? Is the route 100+k? I've not researched and am rather ignorant...I'm not a mod. You/they know all the important facts.Didn’t know there was one Chrissy. There’s a Compostela available for those who walk Fisterra/Muxia or Muxia/Fisterra to Santiago. There’s Fisteranas and Muxianas available for anyone who can tick the boxes but a round-trip certificate? I want one. I can frame it next to my cycling proficiency one
Yes.Good afternoon,
I just wanted to clarify if my husband and I walk the complete circle Santiago- finistere- Muxia- and back with our 2 stamps a day we can get another Compostela?
Not necessarily. If you have enough space left in your closed credential, you can use it to collect stamps for another camino. The 'new' set of stamps will be closed at each end with the cathedral stamp if they satisfy the requirement, and a compostela will be issued.Yes.
But if you walked another Camino first, and collected a Compostela they will have "closed" the credencial for the Camino that you just completed and collected the Compostela for. So you will need a new, still open, credencial...
Thank you, @Flog. We've frequently read comments that said otherwise and took it for the gospel.Not necessarily. If you have enough space left in your closed credential, you can use it to collect stamps for another camino. The 'new' set of stamps will be closed at each end with the cathedral stamp if they satisfy the requirement, and a compostela will be issued.