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‘Let it go and it will be all right’ (pilgrim Sabine Juckenack on her Walk of Wisdom)

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  My Walk of Wisdom If you've experienced pilgrimage once, you'll be hooked.... Yes, after three times Santigo de Compostela via the Camino Frances and the Camino Portuguese, I was now looking closer to home. An acquaintance gave me…

Routeguide english edition in print!

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Many thanks to our volunteers Stuart Harris and Daniëlle Slootjes who translated our routeguide. After months of work we were able to send the english edtion to the printer. We expect the guides mid June and hope to finish our website english…

Cordiality in the countryside

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The bakehouse of Ronald Baksteen and Machteld Meij is one of the most popular places to stay on our route. It is located almost halfway along the route, in the middle of the Hatertse Vennen nature reserve. Damiaan Messing stopped by for an…

the Pilgrim’s Lauds: a new moment of reflection at sunrise

A special moment of reflection at sunrise to start your pilgrimage: Saturday 2 June we start at 05.15h - sharp! - a new piece of cultural history in the Stevens Church in Nijmegen: the Pelgrimslauden. The Pilgrim's Lauds is a monthly moment…

Zoem zoem: €125,- for the Beecloser Foundation

Thank you to all pilgrims who registered for a Walk of Wisdom between 22 March and 22 April: from the registration fee of each pilgrim we always set aside €1 for the Bijendichter foundation in the Ooijpolder. Landscape contribution The Walk…

Come to our orientation afternoon on 19 May

You are interested in walking the Walk of Wisdom or you have already received your starter pack: how do you turn your journey into a real pilgrimage route? On Saturday afternoon, May 19, we will organize an orientation afternoon on walking…

‘It is all anchored in us’ (Simon Wijma, pilgrim 2457)

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Philosophical Valley Where in the centuries from her The song of silence hums Tree, leaf, wind blows in me by me it's all anchored in us Sing it to me, walk of wisdom I see a piece of life's path away from the world, Gone without end Simon…

Ireen enjoys her Walk of Walk of Wisdom to the fullest

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Hikers with a happy look in their eyes. You can pick them out in no time, they walk the Walk of Wisdom, writes Annet Kooijmans in an article in the weekly newspaper Via Groesbeek. She did a short interview with pilgrim Ireen van der Lande.…

Many ‘green’ intentions in Valkhof Chapel

It's nice to see that our ritual creativity around Nijmegen, the green capital of Europe, is catching on. In the Valkhof Chapel we have placed a bowl of soil where anyone who wants to can 'plant' an intention for a green lifestyle. This is done…
Marjoke Schulten

Pilgrim’s office closed until 13 May

Dear pilgrims/ future pilgrims, From Thursday 10 May to 13 May, the pilgrim office of the Walk of Wisdom will be closed due to holidays. We also want to clear our heads for a while. Feel free to sign up or register via the website, we will only…