Record number of pilgrims at fifth Departure Ceremony

'To clear my head.' 'To be open and discover.' "To celebrate our friendship." 'To enjoy what comes my way.' On Saturday 18 February, during the fifth Departure Ceremony of the Walk of Wisdom in the Stevens Church in Nijmegen, we waved goodbye…

Tip for overnight stay: an 18th century monastery

One of our most special places to stay is the Emmaus Monastery in Velp. In the 18th century old monastery a prayer rhythm is still maintained by a small community of non-monks. Pilgrims of the Walk of Wisdom could spend the night there at…
Stevenskerk Walk of Wisdom pelgrimsroute door Bart Kouwenberg

Registration for ‘The Walk of Wisdom in a Year Round’ is open!

  Registration for 'The Walk of Wisdom in a Year Round' is open! Go to this page of our site if you want to join a guided silent walk in the near future. From 18 March 2017 we will walk around the Walk of Wisdom in ten stages to exchange…

Strength through Calmness

September 26, 2016, pilgrim unknown. Strength through calmness. Take off by grounding. Inspired by the website ditgeeftzin.nl , a route camera is circulating on which pilgrims can leave one photo of a place or situation that symbolizes something…

I’m going on a trip

  August 25, 2016, Tanja Vermeulen, pilgrim 799 "Hi, I'm going on a trip.I'm going super far away.And everyone who's going to miss meis very unlucky." I've been on the road for 5 days now, alone, with all my luggage with me. Tent, sleeping…

Wisdom – what is it really?

At the end of last year I walked the Walk of Wisdom to take stock for myself. In 2016 I was weighed down by the amount of arranging behind the route and therefore decided not to prepare anything: only in the evening did I look at where I would…

Along the way On the road: Jan Veltman (pilgrim nr 2) on the Walk of Wisdom

Jan Veltman is the second pilgrim to register for the Walk of Wisdom in mid-2015. And when he returned, he turned out to be the second arrival. During the departure ceremony where the 999th pilgrim recently started his journey, Jan told about…

Take care of the verge: join us on January 14 (and watch Down to Earth afterwards)

The Walk of Wisdom has recently had its own mercy berm near hotel-restaurant Oortjeshekken. Such a mercy verge is a verge that keeps you clean of litter and sows it with flowers for the bees. In March we will update our own verge, but on January…