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Vereniging Nederlands Cultuurlandschap

We support the Delta Plan for the Landscape

Dutch cultural landscape Landscape contribution: thanks to all the pilgrims who have registered lately, we have just transferred €150 to the Dutch Cultural Landscape Association. Especially for the benefit of their "Delta Plan for the Landscape".…
Walk of Wisdom, kapucijnenklooster Velp

Pilgrim monastery near the Meuse

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A pilgrim monastery in the Netherlands? "We already have the silence." An interview with the man behind the 18th century monastery halfway along our route where many pilgrims have spent the night: Mark van der Linden of Avant Spirit. A…

Oak processionary caterpillar on the Walk of Wisdom

Where there are oak trees, the processionary caterpillar can be found and that is also on many parts of the Walk of Wisdom. So far, we have received concrete reports about the Mookerheide. Keep in mind that not everyone is equally bothered…

A walk strengthens the legs. A Pilgrimage Strengthens the Soul – Report of Two Pilgrims

Pilgrims Elvira and Philippe from Ghent (pilgrims 4133 and 4134) regularly travel to Santiago. Every year they 'walk' about two thousand kilometres. This year they wanted to try out a new route: the Walk of Wisdom. Elvira shares her experiences: Apart…
De eerste Walk of Wisdom pelgrims vanover de oceaan

Overview Walkers – will you be there?

Have you finished the Walk of Wisdom and do you want to be in the overview of 'walkers'? Please email [email protected]. Our volunteers Olga and Marja will then add you to the overview. From the very first pilgrim in 2015 to now, we…

Pilot entrance fee Stevenskerk (WoW pilgrims can enter for free)

Our start and end point the Stevenskerk will start a pilot with an entrance fee of €2 from the 1st of August. Pilgrims who start or finish their journey can enter for free. Note: this new situation will not be clear to all volunteers right…

Richard and Natalie’s Walk of Wisdom

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Pilgrim Richard Göbel-Frieswijk walked the Walk of Wisdom with his wife Natalie. You can find his report here.
Let friendship heal what divide - Walk of Wisdom berg en dal

First registration address abroad: Belgium

"Let friendship heal what boundaries share". Grenspaal, Walk of Wisdom, Berg en Dal. Pilgrims from Belgium can now register for the Walk of Wisdom Netherlands at the information point of the Compostela Society in Mechelen without postage.…
Stevenspedel

Ivanhoe!

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Stevenspedel at the pilgrim's lauds Last month, I filled in as the 'Stevenspedel', the one who guides our sunrise departure ceremony in the Stevenskerk. On the first Saturday of the month, a little after sunrise, I went in a brocade blue…
VertrekceremonieYolanda van Diepen

Prepared on the road with a pilgrim coach

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Departure ceremony Walk of Wisdom, by Yolanda van Diepen "The first day I didn't have the guts to tell people who spoke to me that I was running for a reason. But the third day - against two men, no less! - I blurted it out: I'm running for…