A historic English house that was a hospital for pilgrims in the Middle Ages—one that also raised funds for the Crusades—is ...

One of Canterbury’s most colourful and spectacular festivals will take to the streets on Saturday with the return of the ...

Once a major medieval European pilgrimage destination, akin to Canterbury and Santiago de Compostela, Walsingham is known as “England’s Nazareth”. Legend tells of a visitation by the Virgin Mary in ...

The country’s pilgrimage route — which covers more than 1,850 miles — has been traversed since the 1300s, leading to the famous shrine Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

A medieval pilgrim's badge was found in the village of Wólka Nieliska, less than 50 miles southeast of Lublin, Poland. (Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments via Facebook) ...

But this is the first medieval pilgrim badge to show a symbol of a basilisk; and while it's not known what it may mean, the Polish website Historia do Rzeczy ("History to the Point") noted its ...

A medieval pilgrim's badge was found in the village of Wólka Nieliska, less than 50 miles southeast of Lublin, Poland. Facebook/Lubelski Wojewódzki Konserwator Zabytków.

TRONDHEIM, Norway — Also known as the Old Kings’ Road, St. Olav’s Way is one of the northernmost pilgrim trails in the world. Stretching 400 miles, the medieval pilgrimage route starts in ...

A Medieval Pilgrim May Have Carried This Basilisk Pendant to Guard Against Evil Found in Poland, the “pilgrim’s badge” was likely worn by a Christian traveler hundreds of years ago.

(CNN) — Travelers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Medieval people were no exception. Pilgrims, crusaders and others were warned by preachers such as 13th-century Jacques de ...