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![5.3 - The Via Ellenica](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10019458/logo7_1400_300x300.jpg)
7 days ago
5.3 - The Via Ellenica
7 days ago
7 days ago
In our third episode about Italian pilgrimages, Nick and Wendy recount their walk on the Via Ellenica, part of the Cammino Materano network in southern Italy. Buon cammino!
Show Notes:
Via Ellenica Website and Guidebook: https://camminomaterano.it/via/9/via-ellenica
The World Heritage Endpoints: Alberobello and Matera
The Gorge Towns: Masafra, Castellaneta, Laterza, Ginosa
Rock-Hewn Church: San Nicola
![5.2 - The Magna Via Francigena](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10019458/logo7_1400_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
5.2 - The Magna Via Francigena
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
As we continue our exploration of pilgrimage routes in Italy, Nick recounts his solo walk on the Magna Via Francigena in Sicily. Buon cammino!
Show Notes:
Main Attractions: Palermo, Monreale, Agrigento
Most Beautiful Villages/Towns: Sutera, Racalmuto
Nick's Best Sunset Spot at Agrigento: The east side of the Temple of Juno (Giunone)
Goat Art: Realised by Domenico Cocchiara; article (in Italian) with photos:
https://ripost.it/2023/08/15/le-capre-girgentane-di-domenico-cocchiara-sulle-vecchie-porte-di-30-comuni/
![5.1 - The Via di Francesco](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10019458/logo7_1400_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
5.1 - The Via di Francesco
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
In the first episode of our fifth season, entitled 'Italian and Winter Ways', Nick recounts his pilgrimage on the Via di Francesco (Way of St. Francis) in central Italy. Buon cammino!
Show Notes:
Major Towns: Assisi, Gubbio, Spoleto, Rieti
Other Places of Interest: La Verna Sanctuary, Cascata delle Marmore (the 'Roman' waterfall)
Entry into Rome: From Monte Sacro, consider taking the Via Nomentana (including a visit to the church of Saint Agnes Outside the Walls) to Porta Pia and from there into Rome, perhaps including San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John of Lateran) with the statue of St. Francis directly opposite the church.
Official Website: https://www.viadifrancesco.it/en/
![4.5 - Madeira and the Caminho Real 23](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10019458/logo7_1400_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
4.5 - Madeira and the Caminho Real 23
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
![4.4 - The Camino Inglés](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10019458/logo7_1400_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
4.4 - The Camino Inglés
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Nick and Wendy discuss their latest camino: the Camino Inglés (the English Way), including highlights, practicalities, and where the Inglés fits in the camino landscape. ¡Buen camino!
Show Notes:
3:30: Gronze Stages
24:00: Pilgrimage Traveler
Places mentioned on the Camino Inglés: Betanzos, Pontedeume, Miño, Bruma (the bed race), Sigüeiro.
![4.3 - Fátima](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10019458/logo7_1400_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
4.3 - Fátima
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Nick and Wendy discuss their experience in Fátima and their impressions of the famous Portuguese pilgrimage destination at the end of the Caminho do Mar. Spoiler alert: they were pleasantly surprised!
![4.2 - Caminho do Mar - Highlights and Summary](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10019458/logo7_1400_300x300.jpg)
Friday Jun 02, 2023
4.2 - Caminho do Mar - Highlights and Summary
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Nick and Wendy provide a summary of their 10-day Caminho do Mar from Lisbon to Fátima, including highlights, lowlights and practicalities. Bom caminho!
Show Notes:
Alcobaça Monastery
Sintra
Óbidos
Osvaldo's blog (in Portuguese)
Odrinhas Archeological Museum
Caminho de Nazaré
![4.1 - Caminho do Mar - Introduction](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10019458/logo7_1400_300x300.jpg)
Monday May 22, 2023
4.1 - Caminho do Mar - Introduction
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
The fourth season of our podcast is called 'Fátima and Beyond' and we begin by introducing our pilgrimage to the Portuguese holy place of Fátima on the Caminho do Mar.
Show Notes:
8:30: Portuguese with Leo
15:20: Caminhos de Fátima
Places mentioned on the Caminho do Mar: Cascais, Estoril, Belém, Sintra, Óbidos, Alcobaça, Mafra.
![3.9 - The Portuguese Coastal Route](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10019458/logo7_1400_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
3.9 - The Portuguese Coastal Route
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
In this episode, Wendy takes the reins as host to interview Nick about the Portuguese Coastal route that he just finished walking. Among other insights, Nick answers the big questions as to whether the coastal path feels like a camino and whether he recommends the coastal or central route from Porto.
![3.8 - Camino Portugués and Variante Espiritual](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10019458/logo7_1400_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
3.8 - Camino Portugués and Variante Espiritual
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
For the final leg of their camino, Nick and Darin walk the last 100km of the Camino Portugués from Tui to Santiago, with Wendy joining them at Pontevedra for the Variante Espiritual. In this episode, they discuss the highlights of this popular route!