Giske church and the coastal pilgrims path

You are now standing at the gateway that leads to the Church. The beautiful building standing in front of you is Giske Church which dates back to the Middle Ages. Giske Church is a key point on the national Coastal Pilgrim Path. Which runs from Egersund in the South to Trondheim in the North.The pilgramage tradition in Norway dates back to the Middle Ages. At that time boats were an important mode of transport. It is therfore only natural that the pilgrims’ journeys were undertaken by boat. The pilgrims arrived here in both storms and calm weather. The weather here can be terrible, as the sea comes in directly from the West. It was due to such bad weather that Colin Archer’s ship ‘Risør 2’ had to divert to Ålesund to dock during the opening of the Coastal Pilgrim Path in June 2018. The ship was on its way along the coast visiting the important key points between Stavanger and Trondheim. So of course, they should also have visited the key point of Giske Church. In Møre there are 11 Key points on the Coastal Pilgrim Path, the closest ones to Giske are Borgund and Herøy.