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I'm guessing this question has been asked before but I cannot find the answer in the FAQ's etc.. My guide book suggests that a credential requires 2x stamps per day. Am I right in assuming this is only meant for those pilgrims who walk just the last 100 km and that folk (like myself) who intend to hike the complete SJPDP to Santiago de Compostela route only need to have their credential stamped once each day? I realise that in addition to albergues and hotels, bars and restaurants also give out stamps but I would just like to avoid the hassle if its not strictly required.
Buen Camino!
Tony
Hi WakaSorry Tony but you will need 2 stamps per day from Sarria to SDC, it's really no big deal getting them, one where you overnight and the other where you have breakfast or lunch.
That may often be the case, in practice, but the stated requirement is that you get 2 stamps/day for the section from Sarria to Santiago (i.e. no matter where you started before Sarria).Yes 2 stamps a day if you are walking from Sarria , but only 1 if starting from SJPP.
I will be doing the northern route, coming down through Baamonde, and was wondering, is this where I need to start collecting my 2 stamps a day, or somewhere else?
Last year I had only collected 1 stamp a day from St Jean to Santiago (occasionally picking up an extra stamp here or there) - I did get my compostella but was told that I should have collected two for each day from Sarria regardless of having walked from St Jean. As mentioned earlier it is very easy to pick up stamps along the way and they are lovely to have to look back on when you are back at home.
Make all pilgrims use local businesses to gain stamps.
They get the money for the certificate/tube.
Yes, I think you are being extremely harsh and cynical.Ok I am probably being overly harsh then.
But the two stamps still irks me and I would like a reason why the last 100km is any different to the rest of Spain. An email to the Pilgrim office is in order.
Same as other routes: 2 stamps each day for the last 100 km. The official website provides information here, saying "You have to stamp the Credencial twice a day at least on the last 100 km (for pilgrims on foot or on horseback) or on the last 200 km (for cyclists pilgrims)."What about Porto to SdC? Any stamp requirements there?
I would like a reason why the last 100km is any different to the rest of Spain
There was however a man in the line next to mine that got rejected because he had not gotten a stamp for every day - he stayed two days in Leon but only got one stamp. They just said "no compostela for you - you try again next year". Felt really sorry for him
This surprises me. Both times I have done the CF, there have been places where I have stayed for more than one day without getting more than one stamp, and it is never been a problem. And I suspect it has never been a problem because there is no rule requiring the walk to be undertaken as a single, continuous effort. Further, only in the last 100 km is there a requirement, if you leave and return later to complete the walk, to get a stamp at the same place you got your last stamp when you left.There was however a man in the line next to mine that got rejected because he had not gotten a stamp for every day - he stayed two days in Leon but only got one stamp.
So this just confirms that even the pilgrim office no longer views this as anything but a business venture. Make all pilgrims use local businesses to gain stamps. Everything nowadays seems to just boil down to money. I wonder who at the office is getting the backhanders for that little rule? If a person has walked 800km, how many stamps you get for the last 120km is pretty bloody irrelevant. If you start in Sarria, I suppose thats fair game though, since there must be a fair number of people cheating/gaming the system.
Anyway, my faith in the system diminished a little more. In some countries this might be seen as a sign of corruption. You go use our local businesses and get a stamp, then you are eligible to have your piece of paper at the end.
I'm new here, and this may sound like a stupid question, but I am going to ask it anyways. I am doing my very first Camino from end of May to mid June, starting from Santander. I will be doing the northern route, coming down through Baamonde, and was wondering, is this where I need to start collecting my 2 stamps a day, or somewhere else? Thanks for any info. I really enjoy this site, and all the great tips.
I personally have never worried about getting a credential, the stamps prove where I have walked, the credential is just icing on the cakeI'm guessing this question has been asked before but I cannot find the answer in the FAQ's etc.. My guide book suggests that a credential requires 2x stamps per day. Am I right in assuming this is only meant for those pilgrims who walk just the last 100 km and that folk (like myself) who intend to hike the complete SJPDP to Santiago de Compostela route only need to have their credential stamped once each day? I realise that in addition to albergues and hotels, bars and restaurants also give out stamps but I would just like to avoid the hassle if its not strictly required.
Buen Camino!
Tony
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