Partner
Ultreia, z.s.
The association of Czech St James pilgrims, born in 2008 from a group of pilgrims: Ultreia looks after six Camino routes across Czechia, issues the Czech pilgrim passport and connects pilgrims with beds.
The Caminos on the map
Caminos of this partner
Zittau WayThe Zittau Way takes you 192.1 kilometers from Görlitz through Zittau to Prague — the southern section of the international Way of St. James from Gniezno to Görlitz to Prague, following the route of the medieval “Žitavská cesta,” along which the Knights Hospitaller explicitly founded a hospital “for pilgrims” in 1237. Six days through river valleys, two days in the mountains, five St. James churches—and at the destination, a basilica with a severed hand hanging above its entrance.Explore this Camino- Všeruby WayThe Všeruby Way (Všerubská svatojakubská cesta) takes you 204.8 kilometers from the Basilica of St. James in Prague, past Svatá Hora near Příbram, Nepomuk, and Klatovy to the Všerubský Pass on the Bavarian border—the southern of the two western routes from Prague, and the only route in our network with three St. James churches directly along the trail. It begins at a church door, passes through the birthplace of the man who was thrown from Charles Bridge in 1393 after 137 kilometers, and ends at a mountain pass that allowed no one to pass between 1948 and 1989.Explore this Camino
- Železná WayThe Železná Way takes you 259.2 kilometers westward from the Basilica of St. James in Prague through the Bohemian Karst, the Berounka Valley in the Křivoklátsko Biosphere Reserve, and northern Pilsen Region to the Železná/Tillyschanz—passing eight St. James’s churches, four buildings designed by Santini, and three intersections with Charles IV’s Golden Road. The route begins at the door of its namesake and ends at a Bavarian hamlet with thirteen residents.Explore this Camino
- East Bohemian WayThe East Bohemian Way takes you 262.5 kilometers from the Czech-Polish border near Libná through Broumov, Hradec Králové, Pardubice, and the UNESCO Silver City of Kutná Hora to Vlašim—with an elevation gain of 9.3 meters per kilometer, it is the flattest of the six Czech St. James’ Ways and the only one in this network that completely bypasses Prague. Along the route are six St. James churches, the oldest of which was consecrated in 1165—and in Broumov, the monastery whose closed Protestant prayer house helped trigger the Thirty Years’ War in 1618.Explore this Camino
- South Bohemian WayThe South Bohemian Way (Jihočeská svatojakubská cesta) takes you 215.4 kilometers from Vlašim through Tábor, České Budějovice, and Český Krumlov to the Austrian border—the South Bohemian route is one of six Czech St. James’ Ways, and the only one that passes through the city where the pilgrimage was abolished in 1420. Eight to ten days, 115 kilometers through the river valleys of the Lužnice and Vltava, a UNESCO World Heritage Site—and a destination that was demolished between 1956 and 1958.Explore this Camino
- Moravian-Silesian WayFrom the Silesian border near Krzanowice, straight across Moravia to the Austrian border beyond Mikulov: 277.1 kilometers through the Lower Gesenke, the Haná Plain, the Moravian Karst, and finally over the Pálava Ridge — the longest of the six Czech Ways of St. James and the central section of a chain that runs uninterrupted from Upper Silesia all the way to the Danube.Explore this Camino
Who stands behind the route
Ultreia, z.s. calls itself the “spolek českých svatojakubských poutníků” – the association of Czech St James pilgrims. It goes back to 2008, when a group of pilgrims returning from a stage of the Camino wanted to give something back to the Way. They borrowed the name from the old pilgrims' greeting. Anyone interested in pilgrimage can join.
At first the association mainly provided information on the routes in France and Spain and issued pilgrim passports. Today its focus is on the routes in Czechia: waymarking, maps and a network of local volunteers, the patrons. In 2018 Ultreia signed a formal agreement with the Klub českých turistů (KČT) – since then the blue-and-yellow shell has appeared on the signposts of the Czech hiking club.
The association's routes
You'll find all six of Ultreia's Czech routes on Camino Ninja – three run via Prague, three link Poland with Austria without touching the capital:
- Zittau Way – 192 km from Görlitz via Zittau to Prague, following the medieval Žitavská cesta; the Czech section from Zittau is Ultreia's route
- Všeruby Way – 205 km from the Basilica of St James in Prague via Příbram, Nepomuk and Klatovy to the pass at Všeruby on the Bavarian border
- Železná Way – 259 km west from Prague through the Bohemian Karst and the Berounka Valley to the Bavarian border at Železná
- East Bohemian Way – 263 km from the Polish border at Libná via Broumov, Hradec Králové and Kutná Hora to Vlašim
- South Bohemian Way – 215 km from Vlašim via Tábor, České Budějovice and Český Krumlov to the Austrian border
- Moravian-Silesian Way – 277 km from the Silesian border right across Moravia via Olomouc and Brno to the Austrian border beyond Mikulov
The routes are marked with the blue-and-yellow shell on the KČT signposts; in between you follow the red, blue, green or yellow marked hiking trails. The Camino Ninja app has every route fully on board.
What the association does for pilgrims
Ultreia issues the Czech pilgrim passport: 110 CZK (approx. €4.50) plus postage (as of October 2026), available from the association's online shop or in person at some two dozen outlets from Prague via Broumov to Mikulov. The association stresses that the Czech credencial is valid for the Compostela in Santiago and for pilgrim hostels, and fully replaces the Spanish one. Stamps are available at more than 100 places along the Czech routes, which the association has gathered on a map.
If you have walked at least 90% of one of the six routes, you can apply for the Ultreia pilgrim certificate – with photos of the stamps from your start and finish. It costs 150 CZK (approx. €6) if collected in Prague or 240 CZK (approx. €10) by registered post (as of October 2026).
For overnight stays, the association publishes accommodation lists for every route on its website – best book at least two days ahead, as Ultreia itself advises. On top of that there is the Postel pro poutníka portal (“A bed for a pilgrim”): hosts offer pilgrims a bed in a guesthouse, a sofa or a spot for a tent and set the price themselves, from a voluntary donation to a fixed fee. Once a year Ultreia invites you to its traditional pilgrims' gathering in Prague, in 2026 on 21 November.
Contact and getting involved
Website: ultreia.cz with route descriptions, accommodation lists and online shop · Based in: Prague. Membership costs an annual fee, with a reduced rate – the current amounts are on the website; send the application by post or as a scan by email. You can help out as a patron: you walk your section at least once a year, check the waymarking and report problems. Or you offer a bed yourself on Postel pro poutníka.