The Sacred Way

In a forgotten corner of Greece, now transformed by industrial sprawl, are clues to the most important pilgrimage of the ancient world. Each year at Eleusis, Demeter was worshipped as the Earth Mother who taught mankind agriculture and continued to guarantee the fertility of the Earth. Following a 14 mile trail, Michael Wood takes us on a journey from Athens to Eleusis on the Sacred Way, the ancient road, followed for over 1000 years by pilgrims on their way to celebrate the Mysteries of Demeter.