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You need 2 stamps per day. The Pilgrim's Office gives you the 1st one and you get the second at either Orrison or Roncesvalles.Hi, I've obtained my passport from The Confraternity of Saint James in readiness for my walk in March. Do I need to take it to the passport office in St Jean Pied de Port to get my first stamp for it to be valid for the certificate at the end. Or will the accommodation I stay at for the first nigh be ok?
Does anyone know how I can get the Pilgrims Passport from SJPdP? I will be walking del Norte this summer and I know I could get a passport at many other places but I really like the design on the one from SJPdP. Also, it will match the other two I have.
Thank you,
Angela
Does anyone know how I can get the Pilgrims Passport from SJPdP? I will be walking del Norte this summer and I know I could get a passport at many other places but I really like the design on the one from SJPdP. Also, it will match the other two I have.
Thank you,
Angela
Hi, I've obtained my passport from The Confraternity of Saint James in readiness for my walk in March. Do I need to take it to the passport office in St Jean Pied de Port to get my first stamp for it to be valid for the certificate at the end. Or will the accommodation I stay at for the first nigh be ok?
I believe that Ivar obtains his credencials, in case quantities, from the Pilgrim Office at Santiago. I recall seeing him stop by to pick them up. These are the smaller olive and black documents that are printed solely in Spanish.
The "Credencial du Pelerin du Sant Jacques," from the Pilgrim Office at Saint Jean Pied de Port, is a wholly different design. It is taller, is printed in a monochrome style, red or black on white paper, and has more space for stamps, IIRC. It is also printed in French. However, it IS an authorized credencial, recognized by the Cathedral Pilgrim Office at Santiago de Compostela.
You can get the Cathedral Pilgrim Office version from Ivar. But, you must contact the PIlgrim Office at SJPdP to seek theirs. The office manager is a Forum member. Her user ID escapes me at the moment. Perhaps she can offer some advice on obtaining the French Society's credencial for us on other routes.
Hope this helps.
This offer is so nice of you, thank you. After reading other posts it seems you don't have the one I am looking for.Also, Angela, I have a new Credencial that I received from Ivar as part of an order I had made recently, and I would be willing to send it to you depending on your location.
Not sure about locally sourced, a huge amount of scallops are exported from Scotland to Spain every year so perhaps that scallop shell is really a Scotsman's sporran in disguise?I always recommend stopping at the Pilgrim Office at #39 Rue de la Citadelle to obtain the most recent route information for the Pyrenees crossing. Also, you can get your first stamp AND a good scallop shell here.
FYI, the shells at the SJPdP Pilgrim Office come from local restaurants and do not have the red Santiago cross stenciled on them. So, at least you know the shell is locally sourced and not from another continent... You obtain one for a donativo, IIRC. One euro should be enough, two is better...
If this is not possible, then your first night's lodging suffices.
If you know anyone walking the Frances before you and starting in Saint Jean, they could obtain an extra one from the pilgrim's office and mail it to you.This offer is so nice of you, thank you. After reading other posts it seems you don't have the one I am looking for.
I am looking for the one with the outline of a red shell on it.
I meant another continent, like Asia - China. Trust me when I say that MANY of the souvenir scallop shells available at Santiago, the ones with the stenciled red Santiago cross on them, are sourced in the PRC. They are shipped in bulk to Spain, where the red cross stencil is applied. I get around, I watch stuff, I have seen boxes of inventory in the back of shops all over... just sayin...
The genus and species of the original scallop critter is the same as those original to France or Spain, or substantially close enough that no one can tell the difference without a university degree in shellfish... It really does not make any difference, at least IMHO. I have had both types. They look the same.
On the other hand, I have eaten the coquilles St. Jacques available at many restaurants in SJPdP. I have also seen the piles of leftover large scallop shells. Finally, some years back, I also asked at the SJPdP Pilgrim Office about their sourcing, and was told they get them from area restaurants.
So, it is what it is. I do know that the SJPdP office can run short or completely out of these locally sourced shells. In fact, when I was there this past August, there were more pilgrims than available shells. Until more came from local restaurants, pilgrims were compelled to buy them in area shops...the commercially sourced variety. I was actually there when they ran out. I made sure that a pilgrim I had just met got the last shell.
Just as an FYI, the local pilgrim society drills the two holes and puts lengths of plain cord (similar to a shoelace) through them. The commercial type usually comes with a red cord.
Hope this helps.
One of my 'pet peeves' while working as a volunteer is the number (large) of pilgrims who present credencials with a blank front page.
And that's the thing that puts me off getting a credential from APOC. I always hand write my information at the front of my credential, and I'm not sure about having a computer printed one.I always get my credencials from APOC too. I rather like the nice, neat laser-printed inside cover.
Only Two stamps a day needed for proof of walking....stamps are also found at post offices and many business/ offices...beun CaminoHey Buen Camino Mo Chara enjoy yur time me and the buds had a competition to see who could get the most stamps and its great looking back at stamps and dates. you can collect stamps in Cathedral Chapel churchs which are really oldie goldie and you can get stamps at the restaurant were you get yur pilgrims meal and of course in the place of rest Hostel or alberque which may be more recent remember you may need three stamps last 100km
You can take pilgrims' passeport from SJPP at catherdral of Bayonne. On the cathedral there is a pilgrim office like on SJPP. Buen Camino !Does anyone know how I can get the Pilgrims Passport from SJPdP? I will be walking del Norte this summer and I know I could get a passport at many other places but I really like the design on the one from SJPdP. Also, it will match the other two I have.
Thank you,
Angela
You might like this one, which is a little notebook with sketches and information about different town along the Camino Frances, with spaces for stamps and your own notes.OK peregrinos, I’ve seen some really lovely pikgrim’s Passports over 3 Caminos. I’ve always got the gold and black one.
What do people think of this one?
I also love the idea of the passport being a record of the journey, especially that amazing guy in Portugal who does the wax stamps.
The London Confraternity of St James does an elegant alternative passport. Anyone got that one?
Two stamps (or more) a day are nice to get but by no means required until the last 100 km. Most people get at least one of them from where they sleep at night. Many churches are also a common source of stamps. If you find your credencial is filling up, you can always get another and continue in it.Only Two stamps a day needed for proof of walking....stamps are also found at post offices and many business/ offices...beun Camino
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I like that the one you linked to starts in Roncesvalles, the same as both my caminos on the Frances.OK peregrinos, I’ve seen some really lovely pikgrim’s Passports over 3 Caminos. I’ve always got the gold and black one.
What do people think of this one?
I also love the idea of the passport being a record of the journey, especially that amazing guy in Portugal who does the wax stamps.
The London Confraternity of St James does an elegant alternative passport. Anyone got that one?
Thank you. However I will be in Paris then train to Heydene (spelling) to Irun. Anywhere near these places to get my credential?You can take pilgrims' passeport from SJPP at catherdral of Bayonne. On the cathedral there is a pilgrim office like on SJPP. Buen Camino !
Hendaye (or as my then 8 year old son used to pronounce it: Hyundai!).Thank you. However I will be in Paris then train to Heydene (spelling) .....
On the albergue of IrunThank you. However I will be in Paris then train to Heydene (spelling) to Irun. Anywhere near these places to get my credential?
OK peregrinos, I’ve seen some really lovely pikgrim’s Passports over 3 Caminos. I’ve always got the gold and black one.
What do people think of this one?
I also love the idea of the passport being a record of the journey, especially that amazing guy in Portugal who does the wax stamps.
The London Confraternity of St James does an elegant alternative passport. Anyone got that one?
https://mylongwalk2019.home.blog/2019/02/11/camino-destiny/I meant another continent, like Asia - China. Trust me when I say that MANY of the souvenir scallop shells available at Santiago, the ones with the stenciled red Santiago cross on them, are sourced in the PRC. They are shipped in bulk to Spain, where the red cross stencil is applied. I get around, I watch stuff, I have seen boxes of inventory in the back of shops all over... just sayin...
The genus and species of the original scallop critter is the same as those original to France or Spain, or substantially close enough that no one can tell the difference without a university degree in shellfish... It really does not make any difference, at least IMHO. I have had both types. They look the same.
On the other hand, I have eaten the coquilles St. Jacques available at many restaurants in SJPdP. I have also seen the piles of leftover large scallop shells. Finally, some years back, I also asked at the SJPdP Pilgrim Office about their sourcing, and was told they get them from area restaurants.
So, it is what it is. I do know that the SJPdP office can run short or completely out of these locally sourced shells. In fact, when I was there this past August, there were more pilgrims than available shells. Until more came from local restaurants, pilgrims were compelled to buy them in area shops...the commercially sourced variety. I was actually there when they ran out. I made sure that a pilgrim I had just met got the last shell.
Just as an FYI, the local pilgrim society drills the two holes and puts lengths of plain cord (similar to a shoelace) through them. The commercial type usually comes with a red cord.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for making me feel like an 8 year old LOL I could have Googled the correct spelling but was being lazy when posting.Hendaye (or as my then 8 year old son used to pronounce it: Hyundai!).
Thank you. Is there a place in Paris I can get one?On the albergue of Irun
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