Pilgrimage IN VIA 2010
The Way of St. James is a major Christian pilgrimage route, which has existed for over a thousand years. Today it is one of three most important Christian pilgrimage routes (two others lead to Rome and Jerusalem). Tens of thousands modern pilgrims walk for weeks or months to reach their destination - the city of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. They can follow many routes.
In our case the 4300 km path from Vilnius passes through historic cities and villages, valeys and fields of seven countries. Every day as a challenge, in total approximately 200 days. Lithuanian pilgrim Jokubas (James) is a professional theatre man, and he will make a film on pilgrimage.
More than 100,000 pilgrims from over 100 countries meet in the city where holy relics of St. James are buried. Whenever July 25 falls on a Sunday; a Holy Compostellan Year is announced, like the year 2010.
Pilgrimage IN VIA Santiago de Compostela
2010.01.05 – 2010.07.29
VILNIUS – LAZDIJAI 153 km (Lithuania)
LAZDIJAI – SUWALKI 70 km (Lithuania-Poland)
SUWALKI – OLSZTYN 211 km
OLSZTYN – TORUN 200 km
TORUN – POZNAN 216 km
POZNAN – DREZDEN 400 km (Poland- Germany)
DREZDEN– CARLSBAD (KARLOVY VARY) 150 km (Germany - Chekia)
CARLSBAD – NURNBERG 220km (Chekia - Germany)
NURNBERG – ZURICH 420 km (Germany - Switzerland)
ZURICH – BERN 125 km
BERN – LAUSANNE 90 km or
BERN – MONTREUX - LAUSANNE 120 km (Switzerland - France)
LAUSANNE – GENEVE 63 km
GENEVE – LYON 160 km
LYON - LE PUY-en-VELAY 150 km (France-Spain)
LE PUY-en-VELAY – ST. JEAN PIED DE PORT 800 km
ST. JEAN PIED DE PORT – SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 800 km (Spain)
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