Where the devoted once walked, trekkers want to follow – with a virtual ‘pilgrim passport’ in hand, as
Fiona Galea Debono reports.
An ancient pilgrimage, which dates back to the 16th century, has been resurrected by a hiking group that wants to develop an app to help trekkers navigate the 28-kilometre trail.
The Universal Peace Walk has been almost two years in the making by XirCammini, a voluntary organisation that focuses on hiking and the spiritual and historical aspect of ancient pilgrimage routes.
Although it has been organising walks since it was set up in 2018, this is the first long-distance pilgrimage XirCammini has created. It is also a first for Malta, which only has a handful of marked trails, according to committee member John Chircop.