Do we need credenciales to stay in the refuges between Santiago and Finisterre ?
“We did as you suggested and asked about this in the Pilgrim Office in Santiago they assured us that no pilgrim passports would be required at all to gain access to the albergues on the route. At the end of day 1, we got to Negreira to find a notice on the door along the lines of no admittance without credencial. The hospitalero finally turned up at 21:30, and issued our friends with photocopies of the standard Spanish credencial, which they were then able to use at Olveiroa and in Finisterre itself. So the story is yes, despite what the pilgrim office say it is a good idea to have one, but you can get a photocopy of one at Negreira anyway.
