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Xose is a great guy... he stopped by my office the other day. I was not able to help him much, but I told him that a post on the forum might be a good idea. As you can see by his profile (link above) he works at the History Department of the...
Being an introvert with a hermit’s heart and having walked 3 Camino’s (2 solo), I say you will find your own solitude. Some things that were helpful to me were: start early, even before light and the masses start out; stop and gaze out to let...
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
https://pilgrimstorome.org.uk/
Hello.
I am sending you a link to our website. The Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome (CPR). I hope this may be of help to you.
Buen Camino
Vince
The VF does require a little more thought, planning and independence but is a great pilgrim walk.
Gronze has accomodation listings
https://www.gronze.com/via-francigena
Also the official VF website has route and accommodation info...
As @Camino Chrissy says.
There is an accomodation list on the Pilgrims to Rome website
https://pilgrimstorome.org.uk/planning-your-jouney/accommodation-2/
As regards the number of pilgrims, there are many Italians who do this. Check out...
I walked the Via Francigena from Lucca to Rome in late September into October of 2022 and had mostly great weather. I loved its completely different architecture, the fabulous tourist towns and cities, and beautiful landscape. We stayed in mostly...
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