On the trail of the Way of St. James: a pil­grimage through the Alpi­ne countries.

Hiking on the Way of St. James

Pil­grimages through Ger­ma­ny, Aus­tria and Switz­er­land — Jakobs­we­ge von Feu­er und Eis.

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Strict­ly spea­king, the­re are many ways of St. James. In most cases, howe­ver, the term “Way of St. James” refers to the so-cal­led Cami­no Fran­cés, the main rou­te through nor­t­hern Spain. Howe­ver, we fol­low the old pil­grim say­ing “The Way of St. James beg­ins on your door­step” and have con­cen­tra­ted on the Way of St. James in Ger­ma­ny, Aus­tria and Switzerland. 

The big advan­ta­ge is that you won’t find crowds of pil­grims on the­se les­ser-known paths and you can lea­ve ever­y­day life behind you on the often lonely rou­tes. The Munich Way of St. James was inau­gu­ra­ted in May 2003, lea­ding from Ang­er­klos­ter on Jakobs­platz in Munich to Bre­genz and Lake Con­s­tance, whe­re it joins the Swiss Way of St. James. 

Always included: In addi­ti­on, we have auto­ma­ti­cal­ly inte­gra­ted Feu­er und Eis tra­vel insu­rance (acci­dent and sal­va­ge insu­rance) into the pri­ce of your trip and are always available for you (even on tour) via our 7‑day care­free ser­vice hotline!

from 879,- per person

Picture of an old salt works. Magnificent red-brick building with a small tower in the middle. A gravel path leads to the building with trees in the background.

Start­ing at 675 per person

A bird's eye view of the harbor of Lindau on Lake Constance under a blue and white sky.

from 865,- per person

A concrete signpost with the Way of St. James sign stands at the side of the road.

from 678,- per person

A wooden jetty leads to a boathouse on Lake Starnberg at sunset.

Start­ing at 515 per person

You can see the Marienplatz and the Frauenkirche in Munich under a blue sky.

from 1.065,- per person

You can see a concrete signpost with a scallop shell marked on it, indicating the route of the Way of St. James.

from 1.395,- per person

A wooden jetty leads to a boathouse on Lake Starnberg at sunset.

from 1.049,- per person

Hikers on the pilgrimage trail in front of the Andechs Monastery

Small gui­de: The Munich Way of St. James

The Way of St. James takes you from the Bava­ri­an capi­tal of Munich to the idyl­lic All­gäu regi­on. You will be accom­pa­nied by spec­ta­cu­lar land­scapes, Bava­ri­an hos­pi­ta­li­ty and Swa­bi­an charm. Whe­ther you are a pil­grim or a long-distance hiker, if you enjoy cove­ring long distances in won­derful sur­roun­dings and want to get as clo­se to natu­re as pos­si­ble, then this adven­ture is just right for you! If four exci­ting stages from Munich to Peit­ing are not enough for you, sim­ply add on the tour from Bad Bay­er­soi­en to Lin­dau, as the two trips can easi­ly be combined. 

The pil­grim mussel 

The scal­lop shell is the most important iden­ti­fi­ca­ti­on sym­bol for hikers and pil­grims on the Way of St. James. Once the shell is atta­ched to your ruck­sack, you will quick­ly rea­li­ze how easi­ly you can get into con­ver­sa­ti­on with other peo­p­le and how often you will be offe­red help, regard­less of whe­ther you are only spen­ding a few days or seve­ral months on the Way of St. James. With us, the pil­grim’s shell is alre­a­dy included in the packa­ge and will reach you punc­tual­ly with your tra­vel documents. 

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We'd be happy to help you choose your next trip and answer any questions you may have about our program.

We're here for you Monday through Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and look forward to hearing from you!

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