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It is also possible to secure a credential in person at the Pilgrim Office adjacent to the Lower Basilica di San Francesco in Assisi. Credentials are available in Florence at St James Episcopal Church (Via Rucellai 9, 055 294417).

Once you have your credential, keep it safe and dry while you are walking and have it stamped each day at the front desk where you spend the night or at a local church by the priest or staff member. Plan ahead carefully so there are adequate blank spots on the credential to last your entire walk.

A completion certificate (testimonium in Latin) is offered at the Basilica di San Francesco for those who walk at least 100km to Assisi, and a separate one is offered at the Vatican for those who walk at least 100km to Rome. To receive your testimonium in Assisi, go to the car gate just to the left of the lower entrance of the Basilica, present your credential and ask to be directed to ‘Statio Peregrinorum’ (the pilgrim office) for your testimonium. To receive a testimonium in Rome, follow the steps listed at the end of Stage 28 in this guidebook.