Pilgrim walks in Vorarlberg

The Munich Pilgrims' Way gathers pilgrims from the Munich area as well as from the east and north of it and leads them to the eastern shore of Lake Constance.

The Munich Jakobsweg gathers pilgrims from the Munich area as well as from the east and north of it and leads them to the eastern shore of Lake Constance.

With today's stage we leave Switzerland and enter the state of Vorarlberg in Austria. The Rhine Delta nature reserve as well as Bregenz are extremely interesting.

Three cemeteries of different religious communities, a wild gorge, and the pilgrimage site Rankweil with its church standing on a hill are today's highlights.

The section Rankweil - Eggerstanden is part of the Vorarlberg-Appenzeller route, which will take us from Rankweil to St.Peterzell / Wattwil. We are on the Swiss pilgrimage routes.

Bregenz - Dornbirn - Hohenems are three important towns in the state of Vorarlberg, culturally and economically. 

The section Rankweil - Eggerstanden is part of the Vorarlberg-Appenzeller Trail, which will lead us from Rankweil to St. Peterzell / Wattwil. We are on the Swiss Way of St. James.

From Kolbermoor in 12 days on the Camino de Santiago via Berbling (Bad Aibling) to Bregenz (A) on Lake Constance. Along the Upper Bavarian and Allgäu pre-Alps. I chose my daily stages as follows, depending on distance and overnight accommodation: Kolbermoor - Mühlthal/Weyarn - Sachsenkam - Beuerberg- Weilheim- Hohenpeißenberg- Wildsteig - Bernbeuren - Geisenried near Marktoberdorf - Kempten - Weitnau - Simmerberg- Bregenz.

The 6000 km long European Columbanus Trail passes through nine countries. From Ireland via England, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Principality of Liechtenstein to Italy. The Columbanus Trail follows as a memorial path the footsteps of the Irish monks Columbanus († 615) and Gallus († around 640/645) as well as their companions. They and their successors gave significant impulses to Christianity and thus to culture on the European continent from the late 6th century onwards. Around one hundred monastery foundations are associated with Columbanus and his students. Besides a return to the cultural, spiritual, and monastic heritage, it also stands for a message of peace and cohesion in Europe.

On the alternative route, we head for Grabs, a place where Gallus stayed after his separation from Columbanus.  After leaving Hohenems, we mostly walk along the Rhine.