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The Credential is a document which goes with the pilgrim along the journey to verify their route in The Way of St James, walking, on a bike or on a horse. It is considered as the Identification Pilgrim’s Card

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Where can I get the Credentials for The Way of St. James.

This document can be applied in many offices and accommodations such us:

  • Associations of The Way’s Friends
  • Parishes on The Way
  • Some Public Accommodations
  • The Way’s Offices

If you want to plan your way with us, we’ll send you the Pilgrim’s Credential in advance as well as all the relevant info and doc about the way you will performed.

Credentials’ Price

The costs varies between 0.50 € and 2.00 €.

It’s an official document and

The only available certificate to obtain the Compostela, once you arrived to Santiago This piece of cardboard is the identification card for every pilgrim. This card has two important aims:

The Credential is a folded card with many pages containing gaps to be sealed on Public Accommodations, monuments or establishments where the pilgrim has stop. Must be sealed twice a day at least.

In the Pilgrim’s Office, they will only checked the dates and the distance that should be at least 100 kms / 62.13 mi hiking or on horse. ( See Map) and 200 km / 124.27 mi on a bike (See Map)

So, in case you lose your Credential, your pilgrimage could no be verify being impossible to acquire the Compostela

The Way of St James credentials

Where to seal The Credential

You can seal it along the Way on the following places:

  • Hostels
  • City Halls
  • School and Colleges.
  • Churches, parishes and Cathedrals.
  • Monuments.
  • Tourist Information Points
  • Even some pubs and cafeterias are authorized to stamp them.
The stamps on The Pilgrim's Credential.

How to seal it

To control the Credentials, these documents must be sealed twice a day at least. For those pilgrims who want to walk just the minimum km/mi required to obtain The Compostela or for those who walk on odd days, should be clarified that it’s only important The chronological and geographical order of the stamps, It’s not required to walk all the stages on the trot.

The Pilgrim’s Accreditation, has no expiration date. If you quit or you follow the Way on odd days (even it takes you years) you keep on using the same document.

Both expiration date and minimum age are not applicable for obtaining this document, so even children could get their Credentials. Its triptych shape, folded as an accordion has turned to be very comfortable and easy to carry along The Way.

Other Credentials of The Way of St. James.

We can found different Credentials all along the The St Jame’s Way. To name some we can find:

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