Der Ökumenische Pilgerweg - Via Regia

[giorgio]

We're thinking to walk this way next summer.
Does anybody have some information or experience about it ? Any indication higly appreciated .Thks in advance
Giorgio

 

[gittiharre]

Me too from early August. If you go onto the website for the ökumenischer Pilgerweg they have very good info and a beautiful guidebook with hand drawn and coloured maps and accommodation suggestions. It is all in German
.accommodation and food is very reasonably priced along this route, e g one can sleep on church galleries, in museums and even an art gallery for 5 to 10 euros per night. The first stop after Goerlitz which is a beautiful little town with World Heritage Status is a quirky barn which operates as a village cinema and shows documentary movies about life in the former Eastern Germany. I am really looking forward to walking this route and will keep my usual blog.

 

[SabsP]

http://www.oekumenischer-pilgerweg.de/index.php

Last year I had a german pilgrim in the house on her way here in Belgium. She highly recommended the route in her country! Def. on my list to do.

 

[SYates]

The German Pilgerforum has also here http://pilgerforum.de/forum/index.php/board,9.0.html tons of advice. If you don't understand German, just use Google Translate ;-) Buen Camino und Guten Weg! SY

 

[Kitsambler]

I too have heard good remarks on this route, from German walkers I encountered. They were quite encouraging and enthusiastic, actually.

 

[gittiharre]

Hi all. I am 2 days away from completing this route from Goerlitz to Vacha. It has been most interesting and most economical. Will post more info in September when I am back home in NZ.

 

[Felipe]

Hi all. I am 2 days away from completing this route from Goerlitz to Vacha. It has been most interesting and most economical. Will post more info in September when I am back home in NZ.

Please, do! Or create a blog.
I am looking for firsthand info and opinions on German routes.

 

[Kitsambler]

I am looking for firsthand info and opinions on German routes.

I have the daily info for my walks on the German Jakobsweg route (Prague to Konstanz via Nurnberg and Ulm) on my blog. That's a different route from the one mentioned by the OP, that Gittihare is currently walking.

 

[Felipe]

Looks great! Reading....reading.....next comments, there.

 

[gittiharre]

Finally I have completed my blog re the Via Regia. www.gittiharre.blogspot.com
You need to cut and paste the link for the pics, I have not managed to sort it out in any other way yet, sorry...long time since I last did it and I have forgotten....

 

[gittiharre]

The pics are loaded onto above blog

 

[lovingkindness]

lovely photos....

 

[Chuck Cunningham]

I have already planned a hike from Le Puy to SJPP and would like to look into adding the via Regia. Can some help with a possible itinerary like where to start and how to make connections from there to Le Puy and any other comments are appreciated. It sounds like an awesome route.