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After walking nearly 10,000 kilometers on pilgrimages in Europe over ten years I believe even more strongly in a lesson I learned on the first day -- that the best part of a pilgrimage trek is meeting other pilgrims. As I trudged up the Route Napoleon from St. Jean Pied-de-Port back in 2008, I longed for company and I wondered what the Camino would provide over the next month and the next many miles. I was rewarded with chance friendships that before long turned into deep and lasting relationships I still cherish today.
That why I decided four years ago to create Pilgrim Paths. I wanted to bring people together to meet each other and to share in the same challenges and joys of pilgrim walking I have come to love so much. I wanted my own walking to be enriched by the stories and experiences of others, and I wanted to be able to share some of what I've learned in ten years of trekking the trails, researching the stories and writing guidebooks on the Camino de Santiago, the Via di Francesco (now in its third printing) and my current project, the Via Francigena.
There's something magical about sharing the road -- the Way -- with others. Partnering with my son, Luke Brown, himself a pilgrim walker and musician, together we are bringing that magic to life this year in four great itineraries on three of Europe's most outstanding pilgrimage treks. I've carefully studied each of them in great depth. I'll put those insights to use to help you and your new friends as we share the road together.
We're gathering pilgrims from all over the world and we invite you to join. Take a look and see what fits your pilgrimage dreams. Then come walk these roads with us, eat with us, laugh with us, discover with us and together with us build relationships and memories that will last a lifetime.
Sandy Brown, Pilgrim Paths
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