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Download the Camino Digital Pilgrim Passport to your phone (Credencial del Pelegrino)

28 May 2021 27 May 2022 / By Roland

Download the Camino Digital Pilgrim Passport (Credencial del Pelegrino) to your phone The “Cathedral de Santiago” launched a new Camino Digital Pilgrim Passport, in addition to the traditional paper passport. The Pilgrim’s passport, also known as the Credencial del Pelegrino, has been a staple for pilgrims on the Camino for hundreds of years. The new …

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13 Essential Camino Tips

30 April 2021 6 July 2022 / By Maria

Thousands of pilgrims from all over the world take the many Camino routes to Santiago de Compostela each year, walking hundreds of kilometres across France, Portugal, and Spain. More than just a pilgrimage, the Camino is a unique experience, a journey to remember. 13 Essential Camino Tips Read our Essential Camino Tips below. If you are …

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Camino Pilgrim Passport, Certificates and Compostela

27 April 2021 7 July 2022 / By Maria

The Camino Pilgrim Passport, Camino Certificate, and Compostela. Most people have a clear idea of why they want to walk the Camino de Santiago routes: for religious reasons, as a personal spiritual journey, for a healthy challenge, or just the social aspect. Whatever your motivation for walking the Camino routes, make sure you get your ‘Camino …

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What is the Camino Pilgrim Passport?

27 April 2020 2 March 2022 / By Roland

The Camino Pilgrim Passport or Credencial is the modern-day version of the ‘documents of safe conduct’ given to medieval pilgrims. This Pilgrim Passport will be proof that you have walked at least the last 100kms into Santiago necessary to obtain your Compostela certificate, the official testament to your journey. You can get your Pilgrim Passport …

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FAQ: What is the Testimonium? Via Francigena’s Pilgrim Passport

21 April 2020 30 March 2022 / By Claire

Testimonium is the name given to the certificate you can receive when you complete your pilgrimage to Rome along the Via Francigena. It is the Via Francigena equivalent of the Compostela awarded to those walking the Camino de Santiago. In order to request your Testimonium, remember to take your ‘credenziali’ or pilgrim passport, and stamp …

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8 essential items to take in your Camino daypack

27 April 2017 10 March 2022 / By Karl

So you’ve decided to set off on the walk of a lifetime on the Camino de Santiago. As you trek across varying landscapes on your Camino walk, you’ll want to stay light on your feet and minimise what you carry on your back. But what are the essentials for your Camino daypack? These are the eight …

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The Journey of a Medieval Camino Pilgrim

23 July 2014 2 March 2022 / By Maria

Did you ever wonder about the Camino to Santiago in Medieval times? And how pilgrims from overseas made their journey to Compostela? Along the English Way from the UK or Ireland for instance? Esther Taboada is a journalist and photographer from Galicia. She lived in Ireland for a few years where she worked as an …

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An arduous journey that ended with positivity and peace

17 July 2014 3 June 2022 / By Alice

Meadhbh Monahan, journalist with the Impartial Reporter, recently walked the Camino de Santiago from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela with CaminoWays.com. Here’s an article written about her experience on the Camino with her cousin Clara. By Meadhbh Monahan Why are you doing this arduous, tortuous journey?” That is one of the most memorable questions I got …

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