Every journey begins with a first step ...

The Jerusalem Way is the world's longest pilgrimage and peace route

The Jerusalem Way connects religions and peoples in a unique peace project

The Jerusalem Way stands for respect and tolerance

Love, the most powerful force in the universe, penetrates and illuminates everything and builds bridges between people.

 

Pilgrims create openness to encounters, dismantle prejudices and fears, and strengthen trust - basic trust. The supposed boundaries between peoples and religions can be bridged by individuals with love and mutual respect.

Balkans
Travel through Hungary - Croatia - Serbia - Kosovo - North Macedonia - Greece

TOUR GUIDE: Johannes Aschauer

 

The Jerusalem Way through the Balkans is culturally and scenically unique: Fascinating landscape from the Danube to the Aegean! (Stage VI / VII)


Beautiful river valleys, paths of the apostle Paul, traces of Mother Teresa, lonely Danube meadows, historical theaters of war, romantic wine regions, traces of III. Crusade (Emperor Barbarossa), hike on Via Egnatia, important historical and cultural sites, encounters with Catholic, Orthodox and Muslim culture, exploring the oldest churches in Europe, wandering through ancient areas, beautiful olive groves, ... and finally the colorful sea, the Aegean .

 

We hike with a light daypack, the bus transports the main luggage. Tour guide by Johannes Aschauer

 

16-day trip: August 22 – September 6, 2025

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Review
This trip was made from August 28th to September 10th, 2021. It was a great trip! A short travel report with photos see on Facebook. For more details and photos see Pilgrimage menu.

 

Impressions from previous trips:

- Photo diary pilgrimage May 2015

Photo diary pilgrimage September 2015

ORF Ö1 Balkan rice report as well as information about it at the ORF homepage

- Photos and details from the 2021 trip can be found here on the website

 

Itinerary / GPS map: Route Balkans © (Google Maps)

 

The end becomes the beginning: ASIA WE'LL COME! The right transition to the journey on the Jerusalem Way through Asia Minor / Turkey (Part V / VII).