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As you’re reading this, you’re probably already interested in walking the Via Francigena, the 2,000km pilgrimage trail from Canterbury, UK, to Rome, Italy. And apparently you’re looking for a Via Francigena guide to help you – well, you’ve come to…
Read moreWhere do you stay on the Via Francigena? It’s something we’ve been asked a lot. But, by using a bit of initiative, we managed to stay pretty much anywhere, from campgrounds to monasteries, on our four month walk to Rome….
Read moreNow we have finished walking the whole Via Francigena we can finally tell you what we think are the best sections of the 2,078km route. There are some absolutely AMAZING Via Francigena highlights, and we’ve picked our favourites from France,…
Read moreWalk: the Via Francigena (‘road through France’) | Distance: 2,000km (1,200 miles) | From: Canterbury, UK to Rome, Italy | Time: Four months (for us) | First: you can read all about who we are here. But really first: What’s…
Read moreVia Francigena Part 1 route map | Canterbury ~ Womenswold ~ Shepherdswell ~ Dover | Distance: 35 km (35/1,900km)| Time (for us): 2 days | Ascent: 417m | Canterbury Cathedral | Eastbridge Pilgrim Hospital, Canterbury | Oast houses of Kent…
Read moreVia Francigena Part 2 route map | Calais ~ Guînes ~ Licques ~ Wisques ~ Thérouanne ~ Amettes ~ Camblain l’Abbe ~ Arras | Distance: 139km (174/1,900km) | Time (for us): 8 days | Ascent: 1,304m | Ruins | Churches…
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