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Primitivo
After walking the full french route back in 2013, I was thinking of walking the primitivo next year and just wondering if I need to walk from Oviedo all the way to Santiago or just to Melide to qualify for the compostela. Likewise with Let Puy I guess.
Thanks in advance.
 
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To qualify for a Compostela you must walk at least the final 100km into Santiago de Compostela. If you end your journey before Santiago - no matter how many km you have already walked - then you cannot receive a Compostela for that journey. Having walked that final 100km on some previous Camino does not alter that.
 
So, to get your Compostella and have it read for the Primitivo, you'd have to begin in Lugo. But that's only if you want the documentation.
 
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After walking the full french route back in 2013, I was thinking of walking the primitivo next year and just wondering if I need to walk from Oviedo all the way to Santiago or just to Melide to qualify for the compostela. Likewise with Let Puy I guess.
Thanks in advance.


To get a compistela you walk 100km and 2 stamps daily. Lugo to Santiago qualifies
 
There are many pilgrims routes all over Europe including Italy, Sweden, the UK, Ireland etc that obviously don’t end in Santiago yet to my way of thinking are still a “ camino “. For example some end in Rome or Fatima or other holy sites.
So to me the distinction is between walking a route ( camino) that qualifies for a Compostela as distinct from others that follow old pilgrim walking paths to holy places. Both are “Caminos “. The one in Santiago provides a certificate if you meet the conditions. I am one of many people who have walked to Santiago a number of times and met the requirements but don’t queue up now for another Compostela.
Others may disagree with my reasoning so let’s hear from them.
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