Możliwości współpracy transgranicznej w zakresie pielgrzymowania i turystyki religijnej na przykładzie Drogi św. Jakuba Via Regia na Pograniczu Polsko-Ukraińskim

Abstract

An official ceremony of connecting the first Ukrainian Lviv section of Camino de Santiago – the Lviv Way of St. James Via Regia with the Polish section of the Way of St. James – Subcarpathian Way of St. James Via Regia took place on 10-11 October in Szeginie and Medyka near the border between Poland and Ukraine. The marking of the first section of Camino de Santiago from Lviv to Mościska was the result of several years of cooperation of Camino enthusiasts from Ukraine (especially staff of the Department of Tourism at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv) with fans of the Way of St. James and worshippers of the Way of St. James in Poland.

The opening of the Lviv Way of St. James Via Regia incorporated Ukraine into the European network of pilgrimage routes leading to Santiago de Compostela and expanded the pilgrimage space for Camino fans. Currently, there are works in progress on the extension of the Way of St. James Via Regia from Lviv to Kiev. The opening of the first Ukrainian section of the most beautiful road in the world also creates new opportunities for the development of religious tourism and pilgrimages to pilgrimage centres lying right near the route and in the vicinity of the way in the borderland between Poland and Ukraine.