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Departure ceremony 19 August with special songs and lyrics

That will undoubtedly be another special departure ceremony next Saturday, August 19 in the Valkhof Chapel in the Valkhofpark in Nijmegen. Master of ceremonies is Lidia of England. Pilgrim Marlou Elsen talks about her journey: she walked the…

Nice interview on radio 1 with Manja and Damiaan about the Walk of Walk of Wisdom

Damiaan Messing and Manja Bente, pioneers of the Walk of Walk of Wisdom, told on Thursday evening for the radio in the program 'Langs de Lijn en Omstreken' about the origin of the pilgrimage route around Nijmegen and the special nature of pilgrimage.…

Fireball Wijchen: a new pilgrimage ritual?

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This winter we were approached by Ine van Gaalen of ceramics studio Terrazul in Wijchen. She was preparing to walk the Walk of Walk of Wisdom and saw that the route passes by her studio. There she has a 'wishing fireball' where people can entrust…

Our youngest pilgrim: Agnes (6 years old)

Forester Ellen Luijks (Natuurmonumenten) is walking the Walk of Wisdom this week with her daughter Agnes. She is the youngest pilgrim to walk our route: 6 years old! Because children have a bit of wisdom, their starter kit costs €15 instead…

Large crowds at the pilgrim office

The third edition of the route guide of the Walk of Wisdom has been published. Due to the recent articles in the daily newspaper Trouw and magazine Genoeg, the sales of the starter packages skyrocketed. The pilgrim office was temporarily sold…

“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…

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…