The Pilgrim card is a document to identify you as a Pilgrim all along the Way and when arriving to Santiago. It is a modern version of the old safe-conduct and it is available in the above Association, certifying with a stamp your honest purpose of Pilgrimage.

All along the Way, you can have it stamped by hostels, parishes, Police Stations, institutions and shops who have witnessed your passage.

It is compulsory to show this card in the hostels to get accommodation for the night.

When you get to Santiago, show it in the Oficina do Peregrino, situated near the Cathedral, to receive the Compostela. This is a certificate of achievement of Pilgrimage, granted by Secretário Capitular only to those who travelled on foot or by horse at least 100 km, or 200 km by bike. Be aware that you have to request it personnaly in the Oficina do Peregrino, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and do not worry about the queue as you will not have to wait for a long time.