The Credencial or Pilgrim’s Passport will give you access to the organised system of pilgrim accommodation in Spain, France and Portugal. You will need to present the stamped credencial at the Pilgrim’s Office in Santiago, as proof of the journey, in order to earn the Compostela, a certificate of completion given to all pilgrims who walk the last 100km or cycle the last 200km to Santiago. When you register at an albergue or visit a church or other historic site, you will receive a stamp (sello) in your passport. Once home this will serve as a unique souvenir of your pilgrimage. Stamps can also be obtained in churches, cafes, bars, hotels, tourist offices and so forth The new passport/credential is in a fold out format.This previous passport/credential is in a booklet format.Both passports are OFFICIAL and accepted by the Pilgrims Office in Santiago.   The Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela The Way of St. James, commonly known as The Camino or El Camino de Santiago (in Spanish ) is the name of the pilgrimage routes to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain. Each year over 250,000 people walk to the Cathedral in Santiago, said to be the burial place of St. James. Pilgrims take many different routes, following in the footsteps of pilgrims of the Middle Ages. The most famous route is the Camino Francés a journey of 778 kilometres from the border of France and Spain to Santiago de Compostela.