Where to get a credential in Salamanca?

[LauraK]

I am arriving in Salamanca around 9:00 pm on March 5. I would like to start walking the next day but need to get a pilgrim's credential. Does anyone know where I can get a credential? How early can I pick one up? I have time to stay over one additional day in Salamanca if I need to pick it up later in the day. Thanks for any help you can provide.

 

[SYates]

If you tell us where you live, we could also tell you where to find one in your home country. Buen Camino! SY

 

[Staggerlee]

Laura,

They definitely had them at the albergue last year. Think their curfew is 22:00. You could always pop round in the morning at chucking out time (7:30ish)

A day in Salamanca is certainly no hardship.

Buen Camino

Andy

 

[Felipe]

This searchable google page "Lugares de recogida de Credencial del Peregrino en España" may be handy. Could be revised to include more places, but it is a good idea.
It mentions in Salamanca the "Casa de la Iglesia", where it is apparently the "Delegación de Peregrinaciones", calle del Rosario, 28 (formerly Colegio de Calatrava, it is a historic building, worth visiting).

 

[LauraK]

If you tell us where you live, we could also tell you where to find one in your home country. Buen Camino! SY

Thanks for responding so quickly! I live in Dallas, Texas. I know there is an American Pilgrims group in the US, but my flight leaves next Wednesday so I don't think I have time to receive it in the mail.

 

[Heikki]

I got mine by asking the Salamanca tourist info, they gave me the right address.
Buen Camino!

 

[William Marques]

Laura,

A day in Salamanca is certainly no hardship.

Buen Camino

Andy

A day in Salamanca should be compulsory it is such a beautiful town.

 

[LauraK]

A day in Salamanca should be compulsory it is such a beautiful town.

Thanks for the advice Andy and William. I am planning on spending a full day in Salamanca. I have a long flight and a day of rest in a beautiful town is a great idea.

 

[OzAnnie]

Hi Laura
Looking forward to hearing a little about this walk as you go along, if you stay connected .

How long have you got?

Have a buen Camino !
Annie

 

[LauraK]

Hi Laura
Looking forward to hearing a little about this walk as you go along, if you stay connected .

How long have you got?

Have a buen Camino !
Annie

Annie: I start in Salamanca on March 7 (after staying a day in Salamanca for a day). I scheduled 22 days to get to Santiago. This should allow me one rest day or two short days of walking. I then have one day in Santiago and one day in Madrid before flying home. I am looking forward to solitude and new landscapes after walking on the Camino Frances 3 times. I may post a few times if I find wifi, but my plan is to try and disconnect from all of the technology. I remember my first camino in 2004 when I turned my phone off and stuck it in the bottom of my pack for emergencies only (which, of course, never occurred). It was wonderful...
Laura

 

[OzAnnie]

Thanks Laura
I'm sure you'll be able to find solitude if you are looking for it.
Hope weather is on your side too.

Take care
Annie

 

[Mystery]

Have a wonderful Camino Laura. My wife and I intend to start from Salamanca in May 2016, so I would be very interested in hearing which route you take and experiences you encountered.

All the best
Martin