“A robin puts me back on the track” (José Rasenberg, pilgrim 954)

José Rasenberg lost her father at a young age. His biggest hobby was breeding birds to score high points at the annual exhibition in the village. On her journey, José had to think of her father every time she saw a robin near her. Birds…

‘My most important learning point: I was allowed to stop by myself’ (pilgrim Ans van de Leemkolk)

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On March 18, 2017 I departed from the Valkhof Chapel in Nijmegen. My goal: to walk The Walk of Wisdom in four days with a backpack in preparation for my hike from Porto to Santiago! What did this trip bring me: Warmth, stillness, among other…
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Newspaper Trouw on ‘Walking to become wise’

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"Scientists compare a pilgrimage route to an empty ship. The symbols and the route make up the ship. The pilgrims fill it with meaning." Newspaper Trouw published an extensive article about the Walk of Wisdom. Journalist Stijn Fens interviewed…

Annual Report 2016

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Our annual report has been published! Read the full annual report 2016 here. Summary At the end of 2016, 1046 pilgrims were registered for a Walk of Wisdom, counting from the opening in June 2015. The foundation had €22,477.50 in income.…

Pilgrim makes short film about Walk of Wisdom

Leonie van den Schoor registered as pilgrim 205 and decided to make a short film about the route. She has her own production company Stukproducties.nl and offered us the film with the instrumental Takk til Ingunn by Ben Dirks and Helma Mollenkamp…

Walking in confidence (pilgrim Wil Kouwenberg)

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'The universe controls the details' is one of the phrases I carry with me in my life. Also during my Walk of Wisdom. A gift to myself out of gratitude that I was able to walk again after an intense period of many complications after a fall.…

For the love of the earth

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The extent to which you have been inspired in your life - that is wisdom in my opinion. Lidy van Lie Peters. Lidy van Lie Peters is one of the markers of the Walk of Walk of Wisdom. In June, we went together to put up a pole at the Mookerhei…
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Can a pilgrimage route help to become ‘whole’? And how?

Can walking a pilgrimage route such as the Walk of Wisdom help to become 'whole' again after a serious illness such as cancer? Or after the loss of someone you love? And how exactly? Who has experience with that?  Together  with the…
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A small pilgrimage around Nijmegen

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"Believing in God is no longer necessary and the goal doesn't really matter. So what motivates modern pilgrims to set out?" The magazine Genoeg devoted its summer issue to 'the little pilgrimage' and paid extensive attention to the Walk of Wisdom. Genoeg…