In 2024 the Spanish Pilgrims organised the international route through part of Catalonia in the north east of Spain – an area is rich in culture and history.
We walked along parts of the ‘Cistercian Route’ which is a long distance path, which links the major Cistercian monasteries of Santes Creus, Poblet and Vallbona de les Monges.
In spite of hot weather – when groups had to modify their day by getting up and walking at dawn, the routes were completed without major problems and the pilgrimage ended with a Eucharist and a festive evening in the town of Montblanc, a medieval Spanish village, of great historic importance in the area.