The rurAllure photo competition, which ran from 1 June to 30 September 2023, has come to an end.

Congratulations to the winners of each competing category:

Camino de Santiago

Via Francigena

Via Romea Germanica

Via Romea Strata

1 place
2 place
3 place

The St. Olav Ways - the pilgrim paths to Trondheim

The Ways to Csíksomlyó / the Way of Holy Mary / Via Mariae / Mária Út

1 place

@Veghne Zsuzsa

2 place

@Szederjedi Tamas 

3 place

@Besenczine Toth Erika

The most inspiring story

Walking on this path is beautiful, just as it is beautiful to struggle to move forward at every step; Fatigue makes you feel good, focus your concentration on simple movements. The body seems to speak to you, make noise; breathing is labored, the lungs swell, widening the ribcage and the heart beats like a hammer hitting hard on the chest. It's like doing any physical activity, but I feel something more that I can't explain."

They're crazy,” someone at work told me when I told them what we were about to do on our trip. Maybe we are really crazy, but blessed is the madness that takes us out of our comfort zone to get us moving, to reflect, grow, learn... live! We had a goal, two healthy legs to reach it and five senses with an open heart to enjoy it step by step... everything else was provided by the path."

And finally our real journey begins. Our stages do not reflect the canonical ones but the first 2 were broken up because we didn't want to overload the children... Very few people but we are already starting to receive the "Buen Camino" in our ears! The temperature is perfect, cool in the morning and generally always overcast, then sunny and hot but never excessive. We pass through woods, villages, and woods again..."

Best reel (new category)

Biking (new category)

2 place

@Kiraly Janos

Gastronomy on the road (new category)

3 place

@Besenczine Toth Erika

The most active pilgrims

Meet our ambassadors

Let’s celebrate our most active participants, who submitted dozens ( or even hundreds!🤩 ) of posts and photos from their hiking experience. They are true walking enthusiasts and our ambassadors in the world of slow and sustainable tourism!

Click here to check the rules of the 2023 edition of the photo contest

Click here to see te winning pictures of the 2022 edition!