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I don't know where the conflicting information is coming from. The requirements are quite clear here on the website of the Cathedral Pilgrim Office. As @Bradypus says, you must walk the last 100 km of a recognized route - including the Francés, Camino Sanabres/Plata/Invierno, Inglés, Portugués.I have received conflicting information on obtaining the Compostela.
must we parade with all the others from Sarria and fight for accommodations etc?
Yes, because it is more than 100 km and ends in Santiago.Just to throw something into a fray (and talk about confusing)... I do believe this was brought up couple of times on the Forum
If one does Muxia --> Finisterre --> SdC (or Finisterre, Muxia --> SdC) does that qualifies for a Compostela?
(nod to @C clearly - a proper spelling with one 'l' this time)
Perhaps, but you will be competing with all the pilgrims walking the other way, who by the time they start walking to Muxia or Fisterra will be well experienced in all the strategies and techniques of getting a place to sleep each night.Well... there is perhaps an answer for those who seek a quieter Camino with no bed race
No need to parade; one can stroll with studied insouciance, as I have often done.I have received conflicting information on obtaining the Compostela. We have walked more than 100km since beginning our Camino journey and are wondering if that qualifies for a Compostela or must we parade with all the others from Sarria and fight for accommodations etc? Hoping any 100km is the requirement but would like confirmation. Thank you!
Regardless of where you start and how far you have walked, the requirement is that the distance you have walked must include the last 100km to Santiago. Here’s the relevant Pilgrim’s Office information page on the matter: https://oficinadelperegrino.com/en/pilgrimage/the-credencial/I have received conflicting information on obtaining the Compostela. We have walked more than 100km since beginning our Camino journey and are wondering if that qualifies for a Compostela or must we parade with all the others from Sarria and fight for accommodations etc? Hoping any 100km is the requirement but would like confirmation. Thank you!
Yes, you must parade with the others from Sarria. That is why 35% of ALL pilgrims on ALL routes choose to walk only this well trodden segment of the Camino Frances.I have received conflicting information on obtaining the Compostela. We have walked more than 100km since beginning our Camino journey and are wondering if that qualifies for a Compostela or must we parade with all the others from Sarria and fight for accommodations etc? Hoping any 100km is the requirement but would like confirmation. Thank you!
You need two stamps a day during the final 100 km regardless of your starting point, though the volunteers at the Pilgrims Office can use their discretion.And if you do walk just the last 100k, you needs two stamps per day on your compostela.
Does it matter if the two stamps are from the same city/village? I keep forgetting, but still have a week or two to get in the groove of getting the sellos…and, on those last 100 km you'll need two stamps per day.
No. You can get the two stamps from anywhere along the route, including the same village. Try to make them different establishments, though!Does it matter if the two stamps are from the same city/village?
FYI regarding Vigo to SantiagoI have received conflicting information on obtaining the Compostela. We have walked more than 100km since beginning our Camino journey and are wondering if that qualifies for a Compostela or must we parade with all the others from Sarria and fight for accommodations etc? Hoping any 100km is the requirement but would like confirmation. Thank you!
Not true. You have to walk 100 km on any route that leads to Santiago, recognized or notYou must walk at least the final 100km of a recognised Camino route. It is not enough to have walked any other 100km section.
Not true. You have to walk 100 km on any route that leads to Santiago, recognized or not
Unfortunately, it is true. The relevant page on the Pilgrim Office website is here: https://oficinadelperegrino.com/peregrinacion/la-compostela/. The walking rule is:Not true. You have to walk 100 km on any route that leads to Santiago, recognized or not
Unless it is blatantly very obvious from a very large credencial that you have walked from very far, and that you have made some effort to follow the rules more or less.and, on those last 100 km you'll need two stamps per day.
No, you can walk your final 100K on an entirely different route if so desired.must we parade with all the others from Sarria
I believe that the distance from the Xunta Albergue in Vigo and the Cathedral in Santiago is marginally less than 100K -- A particular exception was once established for Vigo ; though all Camino distances for the 2021-2022 Holy Year were significantly revised, so that for all I know, Vigo may "officially" be further than 100K as things stand now.FYI regarding Vigo to Santiago
I have a letter from the Pilgrim Office confirming that completing the Camino from Vigo to Santiago qualifies for the compostella! I am not letting that letter out of my sight!
Vigo is 100 kms so is qualifying see this link from an earlier threadFYI regarding Vigo to Santiago
I have a letter from the Pilgrim Office confirming that completing the Camino from Vigo to Santiago qualifies for the compostella! I am not letting that letter out of my sight!
The phrasing "recognised as official" is not what you think it means, @Bradypus.From the pilgrim office website. I believe the same statement is made on the cathedral's version of the Credencial. A rule which has been in place for several years and which was explained to me in person in the pilgrim office.
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That was not the interpretation I was given at the pilgrim office. The two volunteers I spoke with were quite explicit in stating that I was required to follow one of a number of predefined recognised Caminos in order to receive a Compostela. A route of my own choice was specifically excluded.It means that the Pilgrim Office will officially recognise, or not, that you have walked at least 100K to Santiago. It is a recognition by the Office ; and NOT a predetermination by the Office of which routes might "qualify".
My reading of the current web pages does not support this interpretation. I have provided what I think are the relevant Pilgrim Office web page links in an earlier post. The difficulty is that the statements around this particular issue only appear in the Spanish version of the web site, so they need to be translated with the attendant difficulties that this brings. The situation is made more complex by the reference to Galician heritage law as the source for the list of official routes.The phrasing "recognised as official" is not what you think it means, @Bradypus.
It means that the Pilgrim Office will officially recognise, or not, that you have walked at least 100K to Santiago. It is a recognition by the Office ; and NOT a predetermination by the Office of which routes might "qualify".
Yes, because it is a walk of more than 100 km on a recognized route ending in Santiago. It doesn't matter if the walk is west (Frances etc.) or north (Portugues, Sanabres, etc.) or south (Ingles) or in this case east.Just to throw something into a fray (and talk about confusing)... I do believe this was brought up couple of times on the Forum
If one does Muxia --> Finisterre --> SdC (or Finisterre, Muxia --> SdC) does that qualifies for a Compostela?
(nod to @C clearly - a proper spelling with one 'l' this time)
True, but the number of people who walk on to Finisterre/Muxia is much less than the number of people who are walking into Santiago on the popular routes. Most just take the bus to Finisterre. I wouldn't anticipate too much of a bed race, unless things have changed dramatically. And while I have read lots about congestion elsewhere, I haven't read any of congestion on this particular route.Perhaps, but you will be competing with all the pilgrims walking the other way, who by the time they start walking to Muxia or Fisterra will be well experienced in all the strategies and techniques of getting a place to sleep each night.
You don't have to do anything. And the staff and volunteers in the Pilgrim Office have a certain amount of discretion, so it is possible to get a Compostela without having fulfilled the requirements established by the Pilgrim Office. But, as others have demonstrated with direct quotes from the Cathedral website, there are certain rules that the Cathedral has established for handing out Compostelas. If you don't fulfil them you cannot count on getting a Compostela. Simply saying that the rules quoted are not true does not make it so. Nor does anecdotal evidence of Pilgrim Office staff and volunteers using their discretion.Not true. You have to walk 100 km on any route that leads to Santiago, recognized or not
I walked it around Easter in 2014, so some time ago. The occupancy rates varied - places like the Xunta albergue at Dumbria seemed almost empty, but places in both Muxia and Fisterra were more difficult to find. The hospitalero at the place I stayed in Muxia rang around a couple of places in Fisterra before finding vacancies for my companion and me.True, but the number of people who walk on to Finisterre/Muxia is much less than the number of people who are walking into Santiago on the popular routes. Most just take the bus to Finisterre. I wouldn't anticipate too much of a bed race, unless things have changed dramatically. And while I have read lots about congestion elsewhere, I haven't read any of congestion on this particular route.
I'm afraid I am not sure what you are getting at here, JabbaPapa (not the first time I'm being obtuse, I'm sure). If the Pilgrim Office does not recognize that you have walked at least 100 km, surely it matters not whether the route qualifies, you won't be walking out of the Office with a Compostela. For isn't, in this modern world, official recognition by the Office that you have walked at least 100 km to Santiago what the Compostela signifies?It means that the Pilgrim Office will officially recognise, or not, that you have walked at least 100K to Santiago. It is a recognition by the Office ; and NOT a predetermination by the Office of which routes might "qualify".
True but let me take this moment to thank a volunteer.Unless it is blatantly very obvious from a very large credencial that you have walked from very far, and that you have made some effort to follow the rules more or less.
That is what I meant, yes.I'm afraid I am not sure what you are getting at here, JabbaPapa (not the first time I'm being obtuse, I'm sure). If the Pilgrim Office does not recognize that you have walked at least 100 km, surely it matters not whether the route qualifies, you won't be walking out of the Office with a Compostela. For isn't, in this modern world, official recognition by the Office that you have walked at least 100 km to Santiago what the Compostela signifies?
True, but if you walk 600K+ on one itinerary, bus to another, then 100K+ on the other, as a number seem to be suggesting to avoid the Sarria to Santiago section, you will still have walked the last 100K to Santiago on an actual route, fulfilling the requirements of a Compostela.That is what I meant, yes.
But it also needs to be an actual route -- i.e. not 40K on one itinerary, bus to another, then 60K on that one.
I believe that is only if you only do the last 100Km. I did a full 800km with one a day and received my Compostelaand, on those last 100 km you'll need two stamps per day.
No, the 2 stamps per day requirement is for everyone, regardless of where they start. If you read the posts upthread you will see the quoted text from the Pilgrims Office.I believe that is only if you only do the last 100Km. I did a full 800km with one a day and received my Compostela
I have received conflicting information on obtaining the Compostela.
This is an example of the incorrect or incomplete conflicting information that continues to circulate. (Sorry, @JMac TO , but we are reacting rather strongly in an effort to stamp out this misinformation.)I believe that is only if you only do the last 100Km. I did a full 800km with one a day and received my Compostela
I suspect many of us have stories like this. But as others have said, the Pilgrim Office rule is clear - two a day and the minimum requirement for the compostela is 100 km walking, so two a day for the last 100 km. I would really not like it to suggest otherwise and have someone who relied on that advice be denied a compostela when they arrived.I believe that is only if you only do the last 100Km. I did a full 800km with one a day and received my Compostela
But they are cheating themselves…Unless it is blatantly very obvious from a very large credencial that you have walked from very far, and that you have made some effort to follow the rules more or less.
But for most pilgrims, yes -- sad, but there have simply been too many cheats.
Also, you can get compostelas at those two locations as well.Just to throw something into a fray (and talk about confusing)... I do believe this was brought up couple of times on the Forum
If one does Muxia --> Finisterre --> SdC (or Finisterre, Muxia --> SdC) does that qualifies for a Compostela?
(nod to @C clearly - a proper spelling with one 'l' this time)
You can get other certificates in those places but they are not Compostelas - those are only issued by the pilgrim office and cathedral in Santiago.Also, you can get compostelas at those two locations as well.
Right. The other certificates are a Fisterrana and a Muxiana. There is also a "halfway" certificate in Sahagún, the Pedronía in Padrón, and the Salvadorana in Oviedo at the end of the Camino del Salvador. More info here:You can get other certificates in those places but they are not Compostelas - those are only issued by the pilgrim office and cathedral in Santiago.
You are mistaken. If you take taxis instead of walking the last 100km, you will not be counted as coming on foot.Not true. You have to walk 100 km on any route that leads to Santiago, recognized or not
How did taxis get into this discussion? What @Texas Walker says is true, but why introduce this now? What have I missed?You are mistaken. If you take taxis instead of walking the last 100km, you will not be counted as coming on foot.
Original post was questioning why the required walk is teh *last* 100km, they thought that since they'd walked 100km somewhen on the trail it should be enough.How did taxis get into this discussion? What @Texas Walker says is true, but why introduce this now? What have I missed?
Thanks for your response, but I'm still puzzled. It must be me not seeing the link here.Original post was questioning why the required walk is teh *last* 100km, they thought that since they'd walked 100km somewhen on the trail it should be enough.
You don’t have to walk Sarria last 100km. You can choose other 100km routes ending in Santiago and get 2 stamps per day to get the cert. they want 3 eu for distance cert which I didn’t get however The lady at office didn’t really count the number of stamps I had. And quite honestly, it’s all about the walks and routes and if I ever walk there again, I don’t really care for the certI have received conflicting information on obtaining the Compostela. We have walked more than 100km since beginning our Camino journey and are wondering if that qualifies for a Compostela or must we parade with all the others from Sarria and fight for accommodations etc? Hoping any 100km is the requirement but would like confirmation. Thank you!
"Parade with all the others...". Hmmmm, maybe it is just me but that sounded pretty sour. How do you know you won't meet some wonderful friends, help a stranger in need, or be helped by another complete stranger on that parade? Don't chose that route if it makes you grumpy.I have received conflicting information on obtaining the Compostela. We have walked more than 100km since beginning our Camino journey and are wondering if that qualifies for a Compostela or must we parade with all the others from Sarria and fight for accommodations etc? Hoping any 100km is the requirement but would like confirmation. Thank you!
No you can't.Also, you can get compostelas at those two locations as well.
No! It MUST be a recognized route. Something that has not been mentioned on this thread is that recognized routes includes designated ones in England, Ireland and most recently the U.S: 25kms walk to the cathedral in St Augustine, Florida. Any of these three, when combined with the Camino Ingles starting in O Coruna, will add up to more than 100kms and earn you a compostella.Not true. You have to walk 100 km on any route that leads to Santiago, recognized or not
It needs to be officially recognised at the Pilgrim Office that it's at least 100K+ contiguous to Compostela.No! It MUST be a recognized route.
Not really: https://oficinadelperegrino.com/en/pilgrimage/the-compostela/Thanks all, if you do a search online the information is conflicting. Appreciate your help.
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