By the grace of God I am a Christian man,
by my actions a great sinner,
and by calling a homeless wanderer of the humblest birth who roams from place to place.
My worldly goods are a knapsack with some dried bread in it on my back,
and in my breast pocket a Bible.
And that is all.
(The way of the pilgrim)
Like for others, also for me everything started with the Santiago Way. 2013. A particularly difficult moment of my life. Two months holidays. Why not do all the Santiago Way alone? I started walking on the 8th July at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and I can say I did not stop anymore.
Obviously I stopped by at Santiago de Compostela, more than once, then the walk took me somewhere else. I found myself, almost by mere chance, walking in Northen Europe: Sweden, Norway, Greenland, Iceland…
This BLOG comes from the requests of many and from the wish to share the experience gained in these years. I hope it can be useful for someone.
My name is Luca. I live in Milan, I am a priest.
MY WALK (4877 km)
2010 – Santiago Way from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela (100 km) – SPAIN
2011 – From Bethlehem to Jerusalem (100 km) – PALESTINE AND ISRAEL
2012 – Santiago Way from Leon to Portomarin (200 km) – SPAIN
2012 – Santiago Way from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela (100 km) – SPAIN
2013 – Santiago Way from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela (800 km) – FRANCE AND SPAIN
2013 – Fatima Way from Santiago de Compostela to Povoa de Varzim (250 km) – SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
2013 – Santiago Way from Lugo to Santiago de Compostela (100 km) – SPAIN
2014 – Santiago Way from Lugo to Santiago de Compostela to Finisterra (250 km) – SPAIN
2014 – Kungsleden from Abisko to Hemavan (440 km) – SWEDEN
2015 – Saint Olav’s Way from Oslo to Trondheim (400 km) – NORWAY
2016 – Via Francigena from Greccio to Rome (200 km) – ITALY
2016 – Arctic Circle Trail from Point 660 to Sisimiut (200 km) – GREENLAND
2017 – Laugavegur from Landmannalaugar to Throsmork (50 km) – ICELAND
2017 – Fatima Way from Lisbon to Azambuja (70 km) – PORTUGAL
2015 – 2017 – Saint Augustin’s Way (520 km) – ITALY
2017 – 2018 – Way of the Climber Rose from Villa d’Adda to Sondrio (165 km) – ITALY
2018 – The Way and the Monks’ Valley from Milan to Corte sant’Andrea (69 km) – ITALY
2018 – Melrakkaslétta hike from Hraunhafnartangi to Ásbyrgi (114 km) – ICELAND
2018 – 2019 – Via Francigena from Colle san Bernardo to Piacenza (347 km) – ITALY
2019 – Disciple Way from Nazaret to Jerusalem (242 km) – ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
2019 – 2020 – Via Francisca del Lucamagno from Lukmanier Pass to Gorla Minore (190 km) – SWISS AND ITALY