Via Sacra
Travel without borders
The Via Sacra - or holy road - is a pilgrimage route that connects 20 stations in Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland along existing roads and paths. It links outstanding sacred buildings and art treasures in the border triangle. With its Saxon, Bohemian, Silesian and Sorbian roots, this region has a varied history characterized by the coexistence of different cultures.
As a pilgrim on the Via Sacra, you embark on a journey through the centuries along religious sites and surrounded by a unique diversity of nature. But visiting places of silence and faith is not just about tracing their history. It also promotes mindfulness and awareness of one's own feelings, allowing you to take a break from everyday life in the here and now.
The stations of the Via Sacra include
- the Great Lenten Shroud of Zittau in the largest museum display case in the world
- St. Peter's Cathedral in Bautzen - the oldest and largest simultaneous church in Germany
- the easternmost vineyard in the country in the Cistercian monastery of St. Marienthal
- the Český Dub/Bohemian Aicha monastery with the only preserved early medieval memorial in northern Bohemia
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Pilgerroute Via Sacra
Die Via Sacra führt entlang ihrer 268 km quer durch die Oberlausitz und weiter in die tschechische Republik. Entlang sakraler Stätten haben Sie Gelegenheit sich zu besinnen und die Natur zu genießen.
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Radpilgerroute Via Sacra
Die 260 km lange Radpilgerroute führt Sie entlang sakraler Stätten durch die Oberlausitz. Da sie als Rundweg angelegt ist, können sie von einer beliebigen Stelle aus starten.
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Via Sacra - tschechische Radpilgerroute
Der tschechische ca. 559 km lange Abschnitt der Via Sacra führt Sie zu einigen architektonischen Perlen sakraler Baukunst und hält mit Kunstwerken von europäischem Rang in Atem.
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Via Sacra - tschechische Pilgerroute
Der tschechische Abschnitt der Via Sacra führt Sie auf 290 km zu architektonischen Perlen sakraler Baukunst und hält mit bewegender Geschichte und Kunstwerken von europäischem Rang in Atem.
Via Sacra
Course
On the German side, the Via Sacra pilgrimage route leads 270 kilometers through Upper Lusatia. It starts in Kamenz and leads via Bautzen to Löbau. There you can choose either the northern or southern route or walk the entire circuit.
The Czech section of the pilgrimage route connects the towns of Liberec (Reichenberg), Mnichovo Hradiště (Münchengrätz) and Jablonné v Podještědí (Deutsch Gabel) in the North Bohemia region on a 290-kilometre circular route.
The 260-kilometre-long cycling pilgrimage route through Upper Lusatia is also designed as a circular route, so that you can start at any station, for example at the westernmost point of the route - the Lessing town of Kamenz.
The largest route network of the Via Sacra is offered by the Czechcycle pilgrimage route with over 550 kilometers. One destination on the circular tour is Liberec (Reichenberg), the largest city in northern Bohemia.