Certificate for walking half Camino in Sahagun

[Carolyn G]

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!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

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!

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

 

[Rebekah Scott]

The Church of San Francisco is where you get those, it is up on the hill on the south side of the town. A cool place for a look around, too! Not sure about the museum... could be the museum at the Benedictinas convent is giving those out, too, but I don't know for sure.

 

[mistermac]

I believe they issue a certificate in Sahagun to pilgrims who complete the Camino de Madrid.

 

[Rebekah Scott]

I believe they issue a certificate in Sahagun to pilgrims who complete the Camino de Madrid.

Nope. They call it a "halfway certificate." It works for either camino. I think it's kinda silly, but that's just me.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Nope. They call it a "halfway certificate." It works for either camino. I think it's kinda silly, but that's just me.

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.

 

[Bala]

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:

Google Maps

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

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.

There were some "interesting" displays when I was there, but there was also a temporary photographic exhibit of scenes along various caminos that I thought was excellent.

 

[MuireM]

I got mine there also and saw the exhibition that Bala mentions. They seem to change the exhibition every few years as I was also there a few years prior to 2018 and there was then a fantastic exhibition of scale models of churches and cathedrals.

 

[Rhysmike]

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:

Google Maps

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.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

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.

There is much more to see in churches along the way than in the sanctuary here. That is rather bare. Did you see the pictures that came with the Google Maps link? I remember it saying 351 pictures. A good number of them are the 360 degree view type like Google Streetview. You can see that there isn't a lot to grab a pilgrim's attention.

In the back though some of the ancient ruined parts have been modernized and show temporary installations. We were spending a layup in Sahagun and the day we visited the museum it was raining. We spent hours looking at black and white photos of rural Spain in the 40s and 50s. Probably we would have done the same on a good day too. If you are passing through Sahagun though I don't think the back would keep you in town long. The link shows pictures of this area too.

 

[Bala]

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 guess, and it is only a guess, is that this may have been initiated as much to get pilgrims to stop in as anything else. It's a few blocks off the Camino, so many just keep on walking.

 

[Susan Peacock]

Be sure to check their hours before walking there. If I remember they close in the middle of the day for Siesta.

 

[Stephen]

I think it doesn't open until 10AM which is probably too late for pilgrims who plan to look in before starting a days walk. It's better to go in the evening .
When I went there was an art exhibition. There's also a mummy and a few skulls on display in a cabinet.

 

[KimR]

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 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 !

 

[ErikW]

Do they sell something so one can protect the certificate from being curly or otherwise damege?

 

[Stephen]

Do they sell something so one can protect the certificate from being curly or otherwise damege?

There are cardboard tubes available. Price about €1

 

[Molly Cassidy]

You could probably pick up a Do Not Bend envelope at the correos somewhere.

Do they sell something so one can protect the certificate from being curly or otherwise damege?

 

[rappahannock_rev]

You could probably pick up a Do Not Bend envelope at the correos somewhere.

You can get one at the very-peregrino-friendly post office near the Plaza Mayor.

 

[Carolyn G]

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!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Nope. They call it a "halfway certificate." It works for either camino. I think it's kinda silly, but that's just me.

Well, what do you think of the certificate issued for walking the "circuit" from Santiago to Finesterre to Muxa and back to Santiago?

 

[Tincatinker]

Well, what do you think of the certificate issued for walking the "circuit" from Santiago to Finesterre to Muxa and back to Santiago?

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

 

[Camino Chrissy]

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

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.

 

[Tincatinker]

From either via the other is 100km+ The pilgrims office will cheerfully award the prize to anyone who walks it, collects two sello per day and fills in the requisite form

 

[MAS5]

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?

 

[David Tallan]

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?

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 to take with you on the Santiago - Finisterre - Muxia - Santiago Camino. As Tincatinker says, it is the Finisterre - Muxia - Santiago portion of this walk that earns you the Compostela.

 

[Flog]

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...

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.

 

[Kathor1]

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.

Thank you, @Flog. We've frequently read comments that said otherwise and took it for the gospel.

It's good to see that you actively participate now and then in a thread, given, if you don't mind me saying so, your solid experience as a volunteer at the Pilgrim's Office in Santiago who actually issues Compostelas and Distance Certificates, and sits at the computer, and is up to date with procedures thanks to your hands-on experience as well as recent experience.