Via Regia in Poland

In short: Via Regia in Poland: from Medyka on the Ukrainian border to Görlitz and Zgorzelec. Length: around 935 km from Medyka, duration: about 6 weeks. Best time: May to September.

Overview

The Via Regia is the old trade road across Central Europe. In Poland it was marked as a Way of St James from the 2000s. It runs from the Ukrainian border via Kraków and Wrocław to Zgorzelec and Görlitz.

From Kraków alone it is around 645 kilometres to Görlitz. Along the way you pass places of pilgrimage and old Silesian towns. The route is mostly flat and easy to walk.

In Görlitz the German Ecumenical Pilgrim Way connects directly. With this route you can walk in one go from eastern Poland to Thuringia.

Planning your stages

How long you need depends on your daily distance. The table works this out for 935 kilometres, with one rest day a week.

Who is this route for?

This route suits a first pilgrimage well. You need no mountain experience, normal basic fitness and broken-in shoes are enough.

You can find more routes under Pilgrimage routes in Europe, Pilgrimage in Poland, sorted by religion under Christian pilgrimage routes.