Starting in Valenca and getting a first stamp at Porto Cathedral

[Dennis M]

Finally I am planning on walking my 2nd camino next year. This time walking with my wife. I wanted her to get a taste of Camino so it’s is another short distance Camino. We plan to walk from Valenca to SDC. My question since we maybe arriving in Porto, is it okay to get our first stamp in Porto at the cathedral even thou we are starting at Valenca?

Thank you and Buen Camino to all!

Dennis

 

[trecile]

Yes, you can get a stamp at the Cathedral in Porto. If you want a distance certificate when you finish just let the pilgrim office volunteer know that your actual walk started in Valença.

 

[trecile]

Yes, you can get a stamp at the Cathedral in Porto. If you want a distance certificate when you finish just let the pilgrim office volunteer know that your actual walk started in Valença.

 

[Dennis M]

Yes, you can get a stamp at the Cathedral in Porto. If you want a distance certificate when you finish just let the pilgrim office volunteer know that your actual walk started in Valença.

Thank you Trecile. Much appreciated the response

 

[JLuis]

I’ve seen Credentials with a first stamp from the parish of the pilgrim:
USA, Japan, Italy, etc.
Some people even stamp it along the voyage to the start of the walk. Airports, trains, hotels.
In reality we start the pilgrimage the moment we close our house door.

 

[julia-t]

I did exactly that.
It wasn’t a problem at all.
I had at least 2 stamps each day from Valenca, and that is where a distance certificate will count from if you choose to request one.

 

[walking sticKs]

For pilgrims in the U.S. the Basilica of St Augustine is now a official starting point.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine: New USA entry point for Spain’s famed Camino de Santiago

A decade in the making, Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine will be the official U.S.A. starting point for Spain’s centuries-old Camino de Santiago.

www.staugustine.com

 

[Dennis M]

I’ve seen Credentials with a first stamp from the parish of the pilgrim:
USA, Japan, Italy, etc.
Some people even stamp it along the voyage to the start of the walk. Airports, trains, hotels.
In reality we start the pilgrimage the moment we close our house door.

Good point JLuis. Love that perspective - Thank you

 

[Wippe]

Finally I am planning on walking my 2nd camino next year. This time walking with my wife. I wanted her to get a taste of Camino so it’s is another short distance Camino. We plan to walk from Valenca to SDC. My question since we maybe arriving in Porto, is it okay to get our first stamp in Porto at the cathedral even thou we are starting at Valenca?

Thank you and Buen Camino to all!

Dennis

It is . Buon Camino