Christliche Pilgerrouten

Tarsus to Rome - the missionary journeys of the Apostle

Follow the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys from his birthplace at Tarsus through Antioch, Ephesus, Athens, Corinth and Thessaloniki to martyrdom and burial in Rome.

Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea

Visit the seven churches addressed by the Apostle John in Revelation 2-3, plus the cave on Patmos where the vision was received.

Patara - Demre - Bari: the millennium pilgrimage of Saint Nicholas

From Saint Nicholas's birthplace at Patara, to his bishopric and tomb at Demre / Myra, to his relics at Bari - a thousand-year pilgrimage spanning two continents and four Christian traditions.

Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee

The supreme Christian pilgrimage: the Galilee of Christ's public ministry, Nazareth of his boyhood, Bethlehem of his birth and Jerusalem of his Passion and Resurrection.

Istanbul, Iznik, Ravenna and Mount Athos

Constantinople, Nicaea and Ravenna - the architectural and theological heart of Byzantine Christianity, plus Mount Athos.

Ephesus, Nazareth, Rome - the great Marian shrines

Trace the great Marian shrines: from the House of the Virgin at Ephesus to Nazareth of the Annunciation, then Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore and the Marian apparition cycle.

Antakya - Tarsus - Cappadocia

From Antioch where the disciples were first called Christians, through Paul's birthplace at Tarsus, to the rock-hewn churches of the Cappadocian Fathers.

Nicaea - Constantinople - Ephesus - Chalcedon - and the Three Imperial Sequels

Visit the council cities that shaped the Trinitarian and Christological dogmas: Iznik / Nicaea (325, 787), Constantinople (381, 553, 680/81), Ephesus (431) and Chalcedon (451).

Armenia and Georgia - the first and second Christian nations

Two of the world's most ancient Christian nations: Armenia (301 AD, Oriental Orthodox) and Georgia (326/337 AD, Eastern Orthodox).

Cairo Coptic Quarter, Holy Family Route and Saint Catherine's Sinai

Coptic Cairo, the 25-site Vatican-endorsed Holy Family Route, and Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai - oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery in the world.