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Pilgrims Passport

Toreld

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Camino Francés, Fromista to SdC June/July 2016
Hola,

Where does one get a Pilgrims passport ????
I have understood that one need one for staying in the albergues.
I will not start my Camino France in France, but in Spain.
 
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Toreld,

In an earlier post you note that you are starting in Burgos. In Burgos you can obtain your Pilgrim Passport/Credencial at the municipal albergue, calle Fernan Gonzalez, 28 or the cathedral.

Buen camino!
 
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Toreld,

In an earlier post you note that you are starting in Burgos. In Burgos you can obtain your Pilgrim Passport/Credencial at the municipal albergue, calle Fernan Gonzalez, 28 or the cathedral.

Buen camino!

Thank you.

But is a Pilgrims Passport the same as a
Credential??
I do have a Credential for stamps that I have bought on the net.
Yes, I have written before that I would start in Burgos, but after checking the map, I thought it would be better for me to start in Fromista because it is not so much upphills for many days.
But if Passport and Credential are not the same, I can start in Burgos.
I did watch on You Tube this short introductions called Keep On Walking.
When he was talking about the Passport that we need for the Albergues, he showed a small white paper with a shell on. And my Credential does not look like that.
 
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A Pilgrim Passport and Credential are the same. However asof April 2016 there is a new regulation that all Credential must be in the format approved by the cathedral in Santiago. See more here regarding this ruling.
Thank you.

I did have a look at my Credential and there is a stamp Oficina de Acogida al Peregrino
S.A.M.I Catedral Santiago de Compstela . So then I guess everything is fine.
 
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