My St. James Way

2016 step by step and with many interruptions I go my way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela. For me it is like a test excavation right across Europe apr. 3,000  km long. Supposed and historic pilgrimage are „just“ benchmarks for my self-experiment to encounter (cultural)  landsacapes, strangers, myself and of course get a little bit closer to God.

My Project

In 2024 I arrived in Conques : 👣 2,372 km since Berlin 

Great People on my Way (DE) | my Stamp Collection (DE) | my Way at Komoot

2016/17: Berlin/Brandenburg

Berlin/Brandenburg: in the beginning there was a lot of “patch way”. I started in the very centre of Berlin in order to reach the outskirts in the South, followed by Potsdam and Brandenburg an der Havel. The brilliant monastery complex of Lehnin offered me a first pilgrims refuge.

2017: Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt: The Way of St. James is well prepared in this German state. At the monastery of Jerichow I crossed the river Elbe and reached Tangermünde, followed by Stendal and the way South to Magdeburg.

von Stendal nach Eilsleben

2017: Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony: From Magdeburg I crossed improvised “the Börde” to reach the old county of Brunswick, and then reached Hildesheim and the Weser Uplands. My first longer hiking tour brought me to the first “real monastery” (Marienrode) and a protestant abbey (Amelungsborn). And I got to know to three UNESCO-World heritage sites: St Mary’s Cathedral and St Michael’s Church at Hildesheim & Fagu-Factory in Alfeld and the high light at the end point in Westphalia: Corvey Abbey.

Niedersachsen Jakobsweg

2018: Westphalia

2019: Bergisches Land & Cologne Lowland

Jakobsweg Köln

2020: Eifel Mountain

2021: Lorraine

2022: Lorraine/Champagne/Burgundy

2023: Burgundy

2023: Rhône-Alpes

In autumn 2023, I once again felt the desire to continue my Camino. Naturally, I went on from Cluny, this time heading toward the Loire near Saint-Étienne.

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2024: Rhône-Alpes/Occitania

From Saint-Étienne, the route continued through the Massif Central toward Occitania, crossing wild, spiritual landscapes.

My next steps

(Planing at Komoot):

  • Longuedoc-Roussillon
  • Midi-Pyrénées
  • Aquitaine
  • Navarra
  • La Rioja
  • Castile and León
  • Galicia

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