Requirement for Compostela certificate

[CaminoErin]

Do pilgrims have to walk the last 100km immediately before Santiago, or at least 100km somewhere on the Camino to get a certificate? I will be walking several hundred Kilometers along Frances but being my 2nd Camino may not walk from Sarria if it is too busy. Unsure if I can still get a certificate in Santiago if I show my route from SJPP. The info online isn’t clear on the requirement. Thanks!

 

[Bradypus]

You must walk the final 100km of a recognised Camino route to receive a Compostela. Walking any other 100km section is not enough to qualify.

 

[Robo]

It's clearly stated here.

The Compostela: accreditation of the pilgrimage to Santiago

The “Compostela“, the accreditation of the pilgrimage to the Tomb of St. James.

oficinadelperegrino.com

 

[J F Gregory]

I have walked 3 Caminos and only have my from my first Camino. The only thing I keep is my Pilgrim Passports.

 

[Galuh]

What about the last 200 Km with a bike/ebike also 2 stamps ?? Or 1 stamp a day is ok?

 

[Bradypus]

What about the last 200 Km with a bike/ebike also 2 stamps ?? Or 1 stamp a day is ok?

You will need two stamps per day for that final 200km if you are cycling. You need to have two stamps per day once you are within the minimum distance for your own method of travel. Walkers only need them for the final 100km.

 

[Galuh]

Thanks

 

[LakeTahoe342]

Do pilgrims have to walk the last 100km immediately before Santiago, or at least 100km somewhere on the Camino to get a certificate? I will be walking several hundred Kilometers along Frances but being my 2nd Camino may not walk from Sarria if it is too busy. Unsure if I can still get a certificate in Santiago if I show my route from SJPP. The info online isn’t clear on the requirement. Thanks!

We just finished our Camino Frances and we went off stage to avoid crowds from Sarria to Santiago

 

[Texas Walker]

We just finished our Camino Frances and we went off stage to avoid crowds from Sarria to Santiago

The last 100km is very well supplied with places to stay. (The "stages" are just convenient divisions of the distance by various guidebook and online info site makers.) Staying in places other than the most famous sleeping towns is often very pleasant.