The pilgrim passport (Credential) allows you top collect stamps along the Way as you walk. On arrival in Santiago the next step is to go to the Pilgrim's office to get the final stamp and a Compostella, a certificate to say that you have completed the requisite number of kilometres before arriving in Santiago. For some this is from Sarria (just over 100kms) but for us on our first time on the Camino (Frances) it was around 800kms.
Despite (or because of?) having walked the length of northern Spain we were remarkably well and in high spirits when we collected ours, even though there was a bit of a queue to do so.
Once we'd got our compostellas we found a quiet-ish bar and ordered two glasses of Cava with which to celebrate. Happily the waiter was only too pleased to take a photo for us.
My first compostella:
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