The 3 year Interreg Sverige-Norge project “Pilgrim utan gränser” has been approved! We have been working on this for quite a long time, and now we finally got the financing to do it. Lead partner in Sweden is Selångers forsämling, and Norwegian partner is Stiklestad Pilgrim Center. The Pilgrim without borders-project will implement the St Olav way…
Pilgrims who need a boat lift from Tautra to Trondheim or from Frosta to Steinvikholmen / Stjørdal can book a guided tour of the fjord from Frosta Leirskole. It is possible to book until 30th of August. The boat must be booked in advance, but please call them even if you are a bit…
UPDATE MARCH 2019: BOTH BRIDGES ARE NOW REPAIRED, AND THE PATH IS BACK TO NORMAL. Due to work on roads and bridges, there are two important alternative path the pilgrims must use. It is not possible to pass trough the construction areas. These alternative paths are both marked with pilgrim symbols. The first one is…
“Where’s my moose?!?” an otherwise calm, German woman once shouted into the forest on a pilgrimage I was guiding. We’ve been looking for the moose for days, but found nothing but old droppings. It keeps it’s distance and hides during the day, when most pilgrims are out walking. The moose is the one animal I…
We want a lot of pilgrims to come and visit us and experience first hand the beauty and joy of a pilgrimage through Sweden and Norway. Therefore, we have created an info magazine, in both English and in Norwegian. Enjoy! (and choose full screen) Info magazine 2018 – English Infomagasin 2018 – Norsk
90 metres above the road lies a strange, 100-years old bulding. This is Bokkhuset, part of the Værdalske fortifications. I’ve written about this special place before, and the dream of using it as a pilgrim shelter became real very fast. After having everyone involved agreeing this was a good idea, I let myself loose. After…
