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Thats correct .One a day if starting more than a 100km distant from SDC, then two a day for the final 100 km.
You should go to the website of the Santiago Pilgrim Office to confirm it, but the following is quoted from there (with underlining added by me):Would someone please point me at the authoritative policy
Just to reword the above (which is correct,) once a day for the far distances from Santiago and then once you hit the 100 km mark (200 for bicyclists) you shift over to do two per day.One a day if starting more than a 100km distant from SDC, then two a day for the final 100 km.
Just to reword the above (which is correct,) once a day for the far distances from Santiago and then once you hit the 100 km mark (200 for bicyclists) you shift over to do two per day.
There are a few albergues that require you to have started at least a certain distance before. Struggling to remember which ones. Burgos comes to mind and I think it was something like 50km prior. In these cases you need at least one stamp a day to show you've done the distance......If you are lucky and a good liar I suppose you could travel with a blank credential and call each night your first night in an albergue....
You should go to the website of the Santiago Pilgrim Office to confirm it, but the following is quoted from there (with underlining added by me):
To get the “Compostela” you must:
You can do the Way in stages, provided they are in chronological and geographical order. However, if you only do the minimum required distance (last 100 or 200 km), you must always get your Credencial stamped at the start and end of each stage, including the corresponding date, to show that the pilgrim has resumed the Way in the same place where they last stopped (i.e. you should always get the stamp at the starting point even though you have already stamped the card in the same place at the end of the previous stage).
- Make the pilgrimage for religious or spiritual reasons, or at least an attitude of search.
- Do the last 100 km on foot or horseback, or the last 200 km by bicycle. It is understood that the pilgrimage starts at one point and from there you come to visit the Tomb of St. James.
- You must collect the stamps on the “Credencial del Peregrino” from the places you pass through to certify that you have been there. Stamps from churches, hostels, monasteries, cathedrals and all places related to the Way are preferred, but if not they can also be stamped in other institutions: town halls, cafés, etc. 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).
Just to reword the above (which is correct,) once a day for the far distances from Santiago and then once you hit the 100 km mark (200 for bicyclists) you shift over to do two per day.
[EDIT: I was not quite right. Via a private conversation I have been set straight about the number of sellos needed for a compostela. You do need the two per day to show that you have walked the last 100 km or bicycled the last 200 km but stamps are optional before this.
It is however usual to get at least one sello per day on camino because some albergues require you to have a credential to get a bed. If you are lucky and a good liar I suppose you could travel with a blank credential and call each night your first night in an albergue but it is easier to just get the stamp. Not only does the stamped credential make a great souvenir but it also can get you discounts at some places.]
They don’t.The question this raises is how does the Pilgrim Office then give an appropriate certificate of distance? Surely the whole concept of that is based on the assumption that sellos are collected from the starting point onwards. No need for further discussion though - Thanks
Rules is rules. That's why everybody breaks them. I hope you got your Compostella @SinBosun. Remember the Voluntarios at the Pilgrims Office are but themselves, volunteers giving up their time and not always fully versed in the subtleties of the meanings of a rule
It is scarcely a challenge getting two stamps a day on the whole of the Frances from StJdP (provided you are carrying enough blanks to start with). I have a couple of Credencial with 4 or more in a single day - if I wanted a souvenir of the place I asked for a sello. Its been more challenging on some of the quieter routes. On the Vasque Interior I ended up with a receipt stamp from the local ferretria 'cos the Albergue, the Correos, the Ayuntamiento and the only bar were all shut and the Casa Rural where we stayed the night, when asked for a sello responded 'no tengo'.
I did end up in a discussion with the lovely voluntario at the PO last year as to whether my somewhat meandering route could be considered to constitute a pilgrimage to Santiago but we came to amicable agreement.
I have never encountered a challenge to anyone who can demonstrate they have walked from anywhere farther than the designated 100k but maybe I'm just lucky (or inattentive).
If you have a rest day, can you/do you need to get another sello from the same place? And will the albuerge let you back in for a 2nd night, or will you need to find somewhere else to sleep?
I found it easiest to get the sello on arrival at a hostel.When more than 100km away, when do you tend to get your daily sello.... on arrival at the hostel, at a church en route, on leaving the hostel in the morning? Or doesn’t it matter, so long as you get one?
If walking the CF then if you stay in albergues it is an essential part of the check-in process. If staying in private accommodation such as pensions, hostals, hotels, etc. then get your pilgrim passport out at check-in and in my experience they will have a stamp for you.When more than 100km away, when do you tend to get your daily sello.... on arrival at the hostel, at a church en route, on leaving the hostel in the morning? Or doesn’t it matter, so long as you get one?
Hi, I will be walking from Samoa to Portomarin in one day, not stopping in Sarria. Will I need 2 stamps for that day?I think it may be important to advise that the scrutiny at the Pilgrim Office is not actually as intense as this thread may indicate.
I (and others here) have worked in the Pilgrim Office as a volunteer and issued Compostellas.
The practice is to ask the Pilgrim where they have started to walk and if they walked the last 100 miles on foot. The credential is then looked at to see that it appears to match what has been reported by the Pilgrim.
The long lines and time just do not allow a detailed inspection and detailed audit of the dates and number of sellos.....it becomes fairly easy to notice a suspect credential and more scrutiny would be made and questions asked.
I cannot think of a time that a valid credential was rejected because a Pilgrim failed to have two stamps on Each Day of the last 100km.
It is important to consider the purpose of the requirement...to try to weed out those who are not actually walking as required. The two stamp ruling does make it a bit harder for those who make false claims....but is not intended to deny those who faithfully fulfilled the requirement but may have forgot or missed a stamp.
Don't stress too much over the issue.
Try to get the 2 sellos ...but don't let it dominate your Camino.
Yes.Hi, I will be walking from Samoa to Portomarin in one day, not stopping in Sarria. Will I need 2 stamps for that day?
One option is to do shorter sections, and go only the distance the boy can manage.Hi, we (5 adults) will be walking with a 10 year old from Sarria to Santiago in July. Our plan is to walk about 20km a day for 6 days. The current plan is that one of us would taxi or bus with the boy towards the second half of each day as the boy would be too tired to do the whole 20km. Would appreciate suggestions on how this section can be made up so that all the adults can stil complete the 100km for compostela.
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