Pilgrim Center Oslo

Two new guidebooks about Gudbrandsdalsleden have been published. The hiking book is written by Ria Warmerdam and the cycling book by Gea Van Veen.
They cost NOK 320 each (€28).

Click here to order from the publisher ViaGaia.

531 km - that's the length of the Camino Ukraine de Santiago. This pilgrim route starts in Kyiv and goes to Lviv and further on to Santiago de Compostela. You are invited to do a pilgrim walk from Kyiv to Lviv, not in Ukraine, but where you live. Walk a stage or more locally in solidarity with Ukraine!

At the Pilgrim Centre you get all the information you need for your pilgrimage. You can buy your pilgrim credential, badges and stickers to have on your rucksack or jacket. We have overview map and guidebooks in all available languages (Norwegian, German, Dutch, Italian, English). We have knowledge of temporary adjustments and changes to the path and the places of accommodation. – All it takes to make you well prepared!

The pilgrim centers in Oslo, Hamar and Granavollen are working together on a hammock project. Now you can pick up a hammock (with canopy and mosquito net) at the Pilgrim center in Oslo and deliver it at the Pilgrim center in Hamar or at the Pilgrim center in Granavollen. The offer is free!
Thanks to Akershus County Municipality for their contribution to the project!

Click here to book a hammock

At the Pilgrim Centre of Oslo you can also, independently of your confessional or religious belonging, receive the pilgrim's blessing. Experience how it is to be sent off on your pilgrimage the same way medieval pilgrims started their pilgrimage, with a blessing. Every pilgrim receiving the blessing also receives a blue or green ribbon to help you remember the blessing you have received. – When at the pilgrim centre, remember to ask if the pilgrim priest is available to give you the blessing!

Once a month we meet at Lovisenberg Church for a Pilgrimmass. (Note that Old Aker Church, where we usually are is going through renovations. During 2023-2024 we are havning the masses at Lovisenberg church, at Lovisenberg gate 9.

Do you wish to become more involved in the pilgrim movement in Norway. Then you are welcome to join one of the pilgrim associations in Norway.

The Pilgrim Center in Oslo has been part of an Erasmus+ project from 2018-2021. The application for this EU-project was done together with Oslo University, and it was called «Cooperation for innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices». Panhera means "Pilgrims Accommodation and New Host Expertise in Rural Areas".