Together on the world’s longest pilgrimage route and at the same time an international peace and cultural route!
Date: Sat 28 to Thu 09 September 2021 (13 days)
Start of the trip: Vienna at around 8:30 AM (time & meeting point still to be confirmed)
End of the trip: Vienna in the evening (return journey by minibus from Greece or by plane)
Note: Don’t forget to plan your personal journey there / return journey! A lift with our minibus to and from the place where the trip starts is possible on request.
The Jerusalem Way through the Balkans is culturally and scenically unique – experience the fascinating landscape from the Danube to the Aegean! Beautiful river valleys, paths of the Apostle Paul, traces of Mother Teresa, romantic wine regions, the Serbian Monastery Route, ruins including the baptismal font of the first church in Europe, traces of the Third Crusade, hiking on the Via Egnatia and, to finish, the colourful sea
Some highlights include: Budapest – Mohacs – Novi Sad – Rainbow Bridge – Kale Fortress – Belgrade – Zica Monastery – Usce – Leposavic – Kosovo Mitrovica – Kosovo Polje – Pristina – Gracanica Monastery – Janjevo – Letnica – Skopje – Mother Teresa House – Millennium Cross on Mount Vodno – Mladost Reservoir – Studenica Monastery – Demir Kapija / wine region – Thessaloniki – Via Egnatia – Eikosifoinissa – Philippi – St Paul’s Way – Kavala – Porto Lagos – Maroneia – Alexandroupolis – Lighthouse – Kipi / Ipsala (Turkey border)
We walk about 20 km spread over the day; registration and information at info@jerusalemway.org or +43/699/18031970
An individual extension of the trip is optionally possible, for example to take a beach holiday in Greece. Flights Thessaloniki – Vienna are daily! Status: May 2021
Return journey again with our minibus or possibly by plane from Istanbul Airport (direct flight). We are still clarifying details here.
Note: If by August only transit travel is still permitted for tourists in Hungary, we will start the trip in Serbia (Novi Sad). Subject to change.
