Welcome. Holy Cross Path is an English-language guide to walking and pilgrimage in Poland’s Holy Cross Mountains, one of the oldest sacred landscapes in Europe and one of the least known.
If you read only three posts
- An Invitation to Walk: why these mountains, and why now.
- Walk 01: Święta Katarzyna to Łysica and Kakonin: the perfect first walk, with all the practical details.
- The Dissolution of Święty Krzyż: the story of the holy mountain at the heart of it all.
Planning a trip?
- FAQ for Pilgrims and Walkers: getting there, what to bring, when to go
- Wąchock to Bodzentyn: a stage of the Polish Camino through partisan forest
- Bookmark this book!: why to read Michener’s Poland before you travel
Curious about pilgrimage itself?
- Not Every Sacred Place Asks the Same Thing: the Camino and Polish pilgrimage compared
- The Legend of Wacławek: the region’s founding story
The Japan connection
I lived in Japan for many years, and its Hidden Christians and pilgrim traditions keep coming back to this blog.
- 1549: Christianity to Japan
- Nagasaki’s 26 Martyrs Museum
- Seibo no Kishi and Narushima and the Akogi Path
Walk with me
I guide individuals and small groups in English. Get in touch!