Official Camino Passport and stamps

Olena_Traveler

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• Mar 25, 2018

• #1

Hello!
I am planning to start my trip from Bayonne in June. I have two questions according to Official Camino Passport
1. Where can I buy the passport in Bayonne? Or is it better to buy it online in advance?
2. If I am planning to sleep in the tent mostly (not in the Albergues) where can I get the stamps to my Camino Passport? and how many of stamps should it be?
Thank you in advance!!

 

Kurt5280

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• Mar 25, 2018

• #2

Additional question:

3) Where is the best place to get your 1st starting Cello for the Camino del Norte in Bayonne?

I have been told the traditional 1st Cello for the Camino del Norte is the Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne?

 

Anniesantiago

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• Mar 25, 2018

• #3

Just curious why you're starting in Bayonne?
Just curious why you're carrying a tent?
Just curious

 

Olena_Traveler

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• Mar 25, 2018

• #4

Anniesantiago said:

Just curious why you're starting in Bayonne?
Just curious why you're carrying a tent?
Just curious

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I will be in Bayonne before my trip (probably I will move to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Idon't know yet). And I will travel through mountains part of the road and don't want to have a problem with a place to sleep - that is why - tent.

 

grayland

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• Mar 25, 2018

• #5

Why not order a credential from Ivar at the forum store...Casa Ivar https://www.santiagodecompostela.me...passport-from-the-pilgrims-office-in-santiago

You have plenty of time before June to receive it. That way it will be one less thing to be concerned with before you start walking.
Sellos (stamps} can be obtained almost everywhere along the Camino del Norte and others....bars, churches, shops, even locals with a table and a stamp along the way. I would think that Bayonne may be a bit more difficult due as it is not a highly traveled camino route. I would try at the cathedral in Bayonne.

Most pilgrims (modern) consider Irun as the starting point of the Norte....starting in Bayonne is a plus.

 

Last edited: Mar 25, 2018

Mark McCarthy

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• Mar 25, 2018

• #6

There is a desk inside the cathedral on the right side towards the altar where you can get credencials and a stamp. You can get stamps in churches and bars along the way.

 

Olena_Traveler

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• Mar 25, 2018

• #7

Thank you a lot. It is exactly the info I was looking for!

 

Tia Valeria

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• Mar 26, 2018

• #8

You should find little problem with places to sleep. There could be more of a problem with camping although there are some camp sites. Wild camping is not appreciated and is actually illegal in Asturias so maybe best to lighten your load, ditch the tent and sleep in the albergues.