We already talked about St. Francis of Assisi's paths and today we will talk about another route for slow tourism, many people already know it. : the francigena way.
This trip can be spiritual and ( or) cultural in wonderful environments.
Taste the time of the trip and everything entails, reappropriating our ability to walk to find contact with nature and ourselves, marvel yourself again with the color of a wild flower or a valley.
For those unfamiliar with this path, let's make a brief summary.
Francigena is a set of streets, these paths and streets connected the lands of the Franks (tha'ts why this name) to Rome.
Today we talk about Vie Francigene ( plural streets) to better indicate the different cultural paths themodern pilgrims use for slow and eco-friendly tourism.
We talked about Vie Francigene , all the paths, roads, paths that led to Rome where a pilgrim could receive accommodation and food.
Today we have a series of routes reconstructed and enhanced for the modern pilgrimage and we have:
• Via Francigena di Sigerico, the Council of Europe recognized it as a cultural itinerary in 1994 and as a Great Cultural Itinerary 2004. The local authorities voluntary associations have created and currently manage different variations.
• Colle del Monginevro in Vercelli (Piedmont)
• Via del Volto Santo between Pontremoli and Lucca (Tuscany)
• Via degli Abati between Pavia and Pontremoli (Lombardia)
• Variante da Buonconvento for Abbadia San Salvatore (Tuscany)
What is the difference?
The promoted ministerial or official path has been evaluated and chosen by the public administrations and approved by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, which thus take responsibility for the actual viability of the Way.
The name of the street comes from Sigerico , he became Archbishop of Canterbury around 990 when, he went to Rome, he received the pallium from Pope John XV.
Sigerico leaves us his diary, the most ancient and precise travel diary on the via Francigena, he tells us with precision even 80 points of rest and refreshment.
The most famous cities that the Via Francigena crosses are:
England: Canterbury, Dover
France: Calais, Bruay-La-Bruissiere, Arras, Laon, Reims, Chalon-en-Champagne, Langres, Besançon, Pontarlier
Switzerland: Orbe, Lausanne, Montreux, Aigle, Saint Maurice, Martigny
Italy: Gran San Bernardo Pass, Aosta, Ivrea, Vercelli, Pavia, Piacenza, Fidenza, Cisa Pass, Sarzana, Massa, Lucca, San Gimignano, Siena, San Quirico d 'Orcia, Bolsena, Viterbo, Rome, Vatican City .
The entire pedestrian route is around 2200 kilometers. The Italian stretch is about 1020 km
If you want to organize the trip we suggest you to consult the official website of the via francigena .
You can organize your trip :
What is the difference?
The promoted ministerial or official path has been evaluated and chosen by the public administrations and approved by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, which thus take responsibility for the actual viability of the Way.
The name of the street comes from Sigerico , he became Archbishop of Canterbury around 990 when, he went to Rome, he received the pallium from Pope John XV.
Sigerico leaves us his diary, the most ancient and precise travel diary on the via Francigena, he tells us with precision even 80 points of rest and refreshment.
The most famous cities that the Via Francigena crosses are:
England: Canterbury, Dover
France: Calais, Bruay-La-Bruissiere, Arras, Laon, Reims, Chalon-en-Champagne, Langres, Besançon, Pontarlier
Switzerland: Orbe, Lausanne, Montreux, Aigle, Saint Maurice, Martigny
Italy: Gran San Bernardo Pass, Aosta, Ivrea, Vercelli, Pavia, Piacenza, Fidenza, Cisa Pass, Sarzana, Massa, Lucca, San Gimignano, Siena, San Quirico d 'Orcia, Bolsena, Viterbo, Rome, Vatican City .
The entire pedestrian route is around 2200 kilometers. The Italian stretch is about 1020 km
If you want to organize the trip we suggest you to consult the official website of the via francigena .
You can organize your trip :
- walking a path
- cycling a path
- Accomodations and facilities
- Pilgrim's credentials
- Organized trip
- Download the official App
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| Lake of Bolsena - View from Francigena |
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