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Hi, you only need two stamps a day when you begin your Camino in Sarria .One important point. When you ask for the Compostela the pilgrim office want to see at least two stamps per day for the last 100km - ie after Sarria. Not a problem as you will find many places offering a sello.
The point to the sellos is to tell the office in Santiago that you actually walked a route to Santiago. The point to it as far as you are concerned is to have this really cool record of where you went and where you stayed. Most of the time you will get a stamp from the albuergue you stay in when you pay for your bunk - though sometimes you will walk by a little alcove in the village you are in and see a little ink pad with a sello attached with a piece of string. Other times you will see the same set up sitting on a bar when you stop for coffee or a beer. You won't spend the night in every single village you walk through. You won't even stop in most of them. So no worries.Hi. Hopefully i will walk the CF this summer but have a question.
You get a stamp everytime you sleep in a hostel, right?
But what if you just keep going and make more kilometers and go to the next city?
Hi, you only need two stamps a day when you begin your Camino in Sarria
Thanks. That is a good link.Not according to the Cathedral website:
http://peregrinossantiago.es/eng/pilgrimage/the-compostela/
"at least in the last 100km" seems to include those who began further away.
Not really, that counts only for the last 100km.Not according to the Cathedral website:
http://peregrinossantiago.es/eng/pilgrimage/the-compostela/
"at least in the last 100km" seems to include those who began further away.
Thanks for that Mark, I didn't know where one got the daily stamps. Everyone talks about them but not where they get them from!Don't really understand what your question is?
Are you concerned you won't have enough stamps during the last 100 km before you reach Santiago? If that's the case, just get stamps as you walk. Other ones besides the daily one you get from the albergue, hostel, pensiones or hotel you are staying in. You can get them from churches, bars, cafes and tourist offices. It's easy. The day I left SJPdP I already had three stamps in my credential. From the albergue, the pilgrim's office and from the tourist office there.
Otherwise, don't sweat it. There is no official way to walk the Camino. Some walk 10-15 km a day and some walk 30-45 km a day.
Yeah, in 2014 I filled two credentials full of stamps without even really trying.Thanks for that Mark, I didn't know where one got the daily stamps. Everyone talks about them but not where they get them from!
We were having our first rest day, in Los Arcos, and rang the bell of the Guardia Civil barracks to get stamps; the soldier who came to the gate looked really surprised but took our credenciales away to be stamped. Led to some interesting conversations over the next few days when the hospitaleros noticed them!A friend and I had a competition about the oddest place to get a sello. So far I think I'm in the lead - a hairdresser. Who can beat this?
Stamps are everywhere. I became "stamp obsessed" and filled seven passports withHi. Hopefully i will walk the CF this summer but have a question.
You get a stamp everytime you sleep in a hostel, right?
But what if you just keep going and make more kilometers and go to the next city?
Stamps are everywhere. I became "stamp obsessed" and filled seven passports with over 300. There is a shop on Etsy, called Camino Estrella, that sells T-shirts with stamps. One is "generic" and is covered "all over" with very large size stamps. The other is custom made. You scan your pages, upload to them, and they put them on the shirt. It is not, however, an "all over" shirt. The stamps are on the small side in a square on the front. For an additional fee, you can opt for a second square on the back, allowing you to use double the number of stamps.Hi. Hopefully i will walk the CF this summer but have a question.
You get a stamp everytime you sleep in a hostel, right?
But what if you just keep going and make more kilometers and go to the next city?
Hi. Hopefully i will walk the CF this summer but have a question.
You get a stamp everytime you sleep in a hostel, right?
But what if you just keep going and make more kilometers and go to the next city?
Hi. Hopefully i will walk the CF this summer but have a question.
You get a stamp everytime you sleep in a hostel, right?
But what if you just keep going and make more kilometers and go to the next city?
I have seen folks walk maniacally all over the towns where they stop for cafe, lunch and the evening filling their credentials full of stamps. Crazy, yes, but it is a nice way to savor your memories and share your many stops with your friends when you get home. I have a pile of 7 of them sitting next to my computer and have no idea what to do with them. That being said I already have a fresh one for this year, go figure.Stamps are everywhere. I became "stamp obsessed" and filled seven passports with
Stamps are everywhere. I became "stamp obsessed" and filled seven passports with over 300. There is a shop on Etsy, called Camino Estrella, that sells T-shirts with stamps. One is "generic" and is covered "all over" with very large size stamps. The other is custom made. You scan your pages, upload to them, and they put them on the shirt. It is not, however, an "all over" shirt. The stamps are on the small side in a square on the front. For an additional fee, you can opt for a second square on the back, allowing you to use double the number of stamps.
We have stamps from the local police from one of the towns after Madrid. They were the ones who had the keys to the albergue.We were having our first rest day, in Los Arcos, and rang the bell of the Guardia Civil barracks to get stamps; the soldier who came to the gate looked really surprised but took our credenciales away to be stamped. Led to some interesting conversations over the next few days when the hospitaleros noticed them!
I already have one Credencial from Ivar, but if I need more along the way are they easy to obtain??Stamps are everywhere. I became "stamp obsessed" and filled seven passports with
Stamps are everywhere. I became "stamp obsessed" and filled seven passports with over 300. There is a shop on Etsy, called Camino Estrella, that sells T-shirts with stamps. One is "generic" and is covered "all over" with very large size stamps. The other is custom made. You scan your pages, upload to them, and they put them on the shirt. It is not, however, an "all over" shirt. The stamps are on the small side in a square on the front. For an additional fee, you can opt for a second square on the back, allowing you to use double the number of stamps.
You can get one in SJPdP at the pilgrim's office. It's a nice one as well and they will stamp it for you. You can also get another one like the one you have from the tourist office in SJPdP, and get it stamped.I already have one Credencial from Ivar, but if I need more along the way are they easy to obtain??
I have four of them as well as three compostelas still in the cardboard tubes they provide in Santiago, sitting on a shelf above my desk. I guess I'll eventually get them framed or something.I have seen folks walk maniacally all over the towns where they stop for cafe, lunch and the evening filling their credentials full of stamps. Crazy, yes, but it is a nice way to savor your memories and share your many stops with your friends when you get home. I have a pile of 7 of them sitting next to my computer and have no idea what to do with them. That being said I already have a fresh one for this year, go figure.
Thanks for the info on where to get other credentials Mark.I have four of them as well as three compostelas still in the cardboard tubes they provide in Santiago, sitting on a shelf above my desk. I guess I'll eventually get them framed or something.
You can get them at the pilgrim's office in Santiago when you get your compostela. I think it's a donation of one euro for the tube, but it's worth it. Protects your passport and compostela for the trip home.Thanks for the info on where to get other credentials Mark.
Re your comment on the cardboard tubes, did you get them from the same place as your compostelas or somewhere else in Santiago?
Thanks Mark, I had been contemplating bringing one from home. So that's one less thing to worry about!You can get them at the pilgrim's office in Santiago when you get your compostela. I think it's a donation of one euro for the tube, but it's worth it. Protects your passport and compostela for the trip home.
Also the pilgrim's office in SJPdP is just a cool place to stop in before you start your Camino. Really gracious volunteers there. They stamp your passport. You can get a shell there and they will give you a current list of albergues along the CF with phone numbers, etc and an elevation guide as well as a nice map of the two routes over the Pyrenees the first day. They also have up to date weather reports.I already have one Credencial from Ivar, but if I need more along the way are they easy to obtain??
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