Today we walk through Sahagún, the first large town in the province of León. Once known as the "Spanish Cluny", as it once boasted a famous Benedictine monastery. In the 11th century, King Alfonso VI invited the French monks of Cluny to come and re-found the monastery according to the stricter principles of the new order. For centuries, it flourished as a center of the arts and letters; sadly, today all that remain of this once-great foundation are the great arch of the main entrance and two minor towers.

The "bold" of us are starting to think about arriving in Santiago and getting our certificate of completion (Compostela). You do this by presenting the passport you received when you began in Roncesvales. Along the way you collect stamps at various churches, cathedrals, bars, hotels, etc., to prove that you have walked the route. There is a personal art to stamp collecting, which probably says something about the pilgrim carrying it.