It has long been known, and not just among pilgrims, that all roads lead to Rome. With the Via Romea, a historic pilgrimage route from Stade near Hamburg via Tyrol to Rome has now been officially certified.

The pilgrimage route, which covers a total of 2,200 kilometres, dates back to Albert von Stade, abbot of the German monastery of the same name, who meticulously documented his pilgrimage to Rome, including a papal audience with Gregory IX in 1236. This allowed the pilgrimage route he named "Via Romea" to be reconstructed exactly. Today, the German and Italian associations "Via Romea Germanica" share the maintenance.

One of the most beautiful sections of the pilgrimage route leads for 80 kilometres and four stages through Tyrol and the extensive natural diversity of the Region Seefeld - Tirols Hochplateau. At Scharnitz, pilgrims set foot on Tyrolean soil for the first time in