Compostela

[Hopeful Pilgrim]

Hi I am Hopeful Pilgrim. My husband and I have completed the camino from St. Jean to Santiago in 5 stages. The stage from St. Jean was not completed as a first stage. We completed after the Burgos to Leon stage. Are we still entitled to a compestela?

 

[Purky]

Are we still entitled to a compestela?

You bet! You need to have walked at least 100 km for a compostela, so you qualify and then some. Congratulations on your finished camino.

 

[Deleted member 67185]

Yes. The only distance requirement for a Compostela is to walk the final, last, continuous 100km into Santiago de Compostela. Or , if on bicycle or horseback, the last 200km. The Credencial should have two stamps per day beginning at that 100km point until you reach SdC.

 

[Hopeful Pilgrim]

Yes. The only distance requirement for a Compostela is to walk the final, last, continuous 100km into Santiago de Compostela. Or , if on bicycle or horseback, the last 200km. The Credencial should have two stamps per day beginning at that 100km point until you reach SdC.

Thank you for that - but will we get a compostela showing we have walked 800km?

 

[trecile]

Thank you for that - but will we get a compostela showing we have walked 800km?

I don't believe that the Compestela has your distance recorded on it. You can purchase a distance certificate if you wish, which will show how far you walked.

 

[Deleted member 67185]

Thank you for that - but will we get a compostela showing we have walked 800km?

No. The Compostela does not record distances. You can, however, purchase a 'distance' certificate -- separate from the Compostela -- on which your distance is noted.

 

[Hopeful Pilgrim]

No. The Compostela does not record distances. You can, however, purchase a 'distance' certificate -- separate from the Compostela -- on which your distance is noted.

Thank you again. Do we get the 'distance certificate' from the pilgrims office?

 

[Deleted member 67185]

Thank you again. Do we get the 'distance certificate' from the pilgrims office?

Yes... you can ask for it at the time you receive you Compostela.

 

[Hopeful Pilgrim]

Yes... you can ask for it at the time you receive you Compostela.

Thanks.

 

[trecile]

Thank you again. Do we get the 'distance certificate' from the pilgrims office?

Yes, I think that it costs 3 Euros.