Documentation

I read that the Cami de Llevant is well-marked with yellow arrows and other forms of way marks. Yet, these may be absent in certain situations, for a variety of reasons, or totally confusing. I have Gerard Rousse's guidebook "Sur le chemin de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle: Le Chemin du Levant". I will call at the Associació "Amigos del Camino de Santiago" Comunitat Valenciana to buy a copy of "The Way of St James from Valencia to Santiago GR-239" an English language guidebook, and their pilgrim credential (credencial). These books include details of accommodation opportunities en route.

Pilgrims carry a credential in which they authenticate their progress by obtaining stamps (sellos) along the way. Stamps can be obtained at hotels and inns, restaurants, bars, churches, museums, city halls, police stations, albergues. So, the credential becomes an amazing decorative record of the journey. The Oficina de Acogida de Peregrinos in Santiago de Compostela advises pilgrims to obtain two stamps per day during the final 100-km if walking or on horseback or the last 200-km if cycling. This also  applies to pilgrims such as myself who start outside the 100 and 200-km limits.

When registering at an albergue, pilgrims are asked for their credential to verify that they are genuine pilgrims walking or cycling the Camino. In addition, upon reaching Santiago de Compostela, at the Oficina de Acogida de Peregrinos, pilgrims can present the stamped credential to confirm having walked the prescribed distance as walkers or cyclists, whereupon they receive a Compostela that certifies their pilgrimage.