Pilgrim reports
Authentic reports written by pilgrims who walked before you — real experiences, honest reflections, and stories that might just inspire your own Camino.
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Pilgrim's account of the Camino Primitivo: 13 stages from Oviedo via the Hospitales route and Lugo to Santiago – mountain stages, encounters, pilgrim highway.
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In May 2013, Andrea and Gert Kleinsteuber walk the Pilgerweg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte in ten stages from Friedland to Zippelow.
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In 2013 Father Karl Jasbinschek walks from Aachen via Liège, Namur and Reims to Nogent-sur-Seine in 18 days – his pilgrim diary.
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The Ecumenical Pilgrimage Route along the Via Regia: A firsthand account of the route, highlights, and personal impressions from a journey right on our doorstep.
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Marc walked the Camino Francés over five years, one section each year: a photo gallery from 2011 to 2015, from Saint-Jean to Santiago.
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Jürgen Raab took an old Polaroid instant camera on the Camino. 40 instant photos tell the story of his pilgrimage – picture by picture.
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A photo story from the Mosel-Camino in July 2012: Michael Jakusch shows the way from Koblenz via Alken, Burg Eltz and Treis-Karden to Beilstein.
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An invented short story by Wolfgang Janowsky: after the wine fountain at Irache, a pilgrim dreams of a Camino with pool parties and a pilgrim disco.
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An invented short story by Wolfgang Janowsky: a pilgrim tries to force the way until, in the Spanish heat, he comes across a cheerful little hat.
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