Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
The goal of a revived approximately 160-kilometer pilgrimage across Valdres to the traditional site of a medieval church associated with St. Thomas Becket; the original church was demolished in 1808 and the present church was consecrated in 1971.
The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Walk this as a revived route to a remembered sacred place. The destination is meaningful precisely because the medieval church was lost and pilgrimage was later renewed; the modern building must never be presented as the original stave church.
Modern church at the medieval goal
Mark the continuity of place while keeping the 1971 reconstruction explicit.
Valdres pilgrim way
Follow the renewed church-to-church route through the valleys and mountain pass.
St. Thomas memory
Explore how devotion to the Canterbury martyr reached the Norwegian mountains.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations