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Camino: Useful Information
Pilgrim Passports
In order to obtain a certificate in Santiago de Compostela on completing the Camino you need a pilgrim's passport. This is stamped every day by the albergue (refugio) you stay in and acts as proof of your journey.
You can obtain a blank passport from many of the larger, more popular refugios along the route. Or they are available in the UK from the Confraternity of Saint James, but to have to become a member first. Their contact details are below.
My passport entries can be viewed on by clicking HERE.
Organisations
Confraternity of Saint James:
London based organisation.
Sells many guide books and has leaflets with useful advice.
Holds pilgrim days, where you can ask questions etc.
www.csj.org.uk
or telephone Tel: (+44) (0)20 7928 9988
Fax: (+44) (0)20 7928 2844
Very useful web sites:
www.caminosantiago.com
Chat page. A vast amount of very useful information and many helpful people willing to answer all manner of questions. Use the search facility to wade through previous postings - often your question will have already been asked and plenty of answers given. You need to register as a member (free) if you want to post a question or reply to a post.
www.ElCaminoSantiago.com
Web site of a guy called Grant Spangler - he has walked the Camino several times. This web site contains a great deal of practical information e.g. the weather
http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/Weather-Camino-Santiago.htm
Weather for the Pilgrimage Road to Santiago
http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/Camino-Santiago-Language.htm
Camino Language
http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/Camino-Santiago-Music.htm
Camino Music
http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/Camino-Santiago-Spirituality.htm
Camino Spirituality
http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/Camino-Santiago-Video.htm
Camino Video
www.mundicamino.com
Click on the UK flag for the website in English. A great deal of useful information e.g. accommodation, profiles of the route etc.
Guidebooks
The Confraternity of Saint James can supply many guidebooks for the various different routes. Check out their web site www.csj.org.uk
When I walked the Camino in 2005 I used: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Francés by John Brierley. Camino Guides, Findhorn, 2006. 317 pp.£16.99. I used the older edition, which has now been updated.
He has also written: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Finisterra by John Brierley. Camino Guides, Findhorn, 2003. 93 pp. £9.95
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