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Alternate options for picking up a credential after tourist centre closes?

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Herodotus1234

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Hello folks,

I've found myself in sort of a tricky situation. Starting The Camino Ingles next Saturday, and I was just finalizing all of my plans when I realized that I was counting on staying at the Ferrol Pilgrim's hostel when I arrived, and then starting the Camino the next morning. the thing is, I only arrive to Ferrol at 6:40 PM, way past when the tourist centre closes.

Considering I need a credential to enter the hostel, is there anywhere else I'd be able to pick one up after the tourist centre closes?
 
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your profile says you’re from Ontario. Assuming you mean a week on Sat rather than this coming Sat, worth ordering a credential asap from the Canadian Company of Pilgrims website?
 
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Simperegrina said:
your profile says you’re from Ontario. Assuming you mean a week on Sat rather than this coming Sat, worth ordering a credential asap from the Canadian Company of Pilgrims website?
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Yes, I'll be getting to Ferrol on the 17th, after flying to Madrid on the 14th/15th. Thank you, I'll look into that option.
 
Herodotus1234 said:
Yes, I'll be getting to Ferrol on the 17th, after flying to Madrid on the 14th/15th. Thank you, I'll look into that option.
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Credentials are available at the Santiago Church in Madrid where the Camino Madrid starts (a short walk from the cathedral)
 
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The cathedral had a crackdown on this type of commercial knock-off of their own credencial some years ago and said that they would not accept them as evidence for a Compostela. They now only accept credencials issued by themselves or approved groups like the CSJ, APOC and similar organisations.
 
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Hi there!
Herodotus1234 said:
Considering I need a credential to enter the hostel, is there anywhere else I'd be able to pick one up after the tourist centre closes?
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I am almost sure that you can buy a credential in the Albergue, if you are sleeping in the new municipal Albergue of Ferrol. Open from 13:00-22:00h. You may contact them prior to your arrival and ask if a credential is available.

HTH

Roland
 
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The Cathedral in Ferrol also provides them , but I'm not sure what times they are open!
 
The tourist office isn’t the only source of Credencials in Ferrol - we went to the Concathedral in the centre for ours -the office is open when there is a Mass.
Otherwise you can get by mail order from Ivar or various other places.
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You can get one mailed to you before you leave home. I got mine from Confraternity of St James. (London) last year. Guess where you could get it from at short notice depends where you call home . . .
 
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