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  1. caminka

    VF Stages: Fidenza to Fornovo di Taro?

    oh, thank you! I am more in a reading stage at the moment (actually have a deadline for sth) but I pop in if I can really contribute. hugs! :)
  2. caminka

    VF Stages: Fidenza to Fornovo di Taro?

    you can divide the stages across the appenines in more managable distances (provided that accommodation options are all functioning). this is from my accommodation list. To avoid the long climb from Fornovo to Cassio, it's possible to divide the stages like this: Fidenza – Cella (18km), Cella...
  3. caminka

    Via Francigena

    that is not exactly true anymore. by all accounts I've heard and from what I've observed during walking last june-august the route is well waymarked throughout italy. check the accommodation list in the resources (updated in august 2019) and you will see that there is just about enough budget...
  4. caminka

    Via Francigena Guide

    have you seen the accommodatin list in the resources? it lists pilgrim-specific and pilgrim-friendly budget accommodation, last updated in august 2019.
  5. caminka

    Vertigo and the VF in Italy

    from my memory of walking the VF last year and with very slight vertigo problems, I don't remember any sections giving me trouble. however, there were some beautiful paths over steep slopes or with drops on one side. don't be alarmed at the long list below! these are only potentially problematic...
  6. caminka

    Colle di Val d'Elsa stop?

    I walked via colle this year but partly along the old (now unmarked) VF which took some lovely paths. however, best to stick to the markings if you have not done a thorough research in advance. colle was a pretty old town and I was sad I was too early to visit. the monastery ostello is at the...
  7. caminka

    accommodation list for the italian part of via francigena

    that is wonderful. a little luxury before the start of the walk won't go amiss. :) that would be wonderful. you can post on the forum and I'll transfer the info to the list. the planned update is somewhere in march, but perhaps I will get it out in april instead.
  8. caminka

    accommodation list for the italian part of via francigena

    thank you, it always makes me warm inside when someone finds my lists useful. ;) for the date you are leaving siena, I think ostello casa delle balie is still closed and that's why you cannot go through with the booking. I tried to book for two people and it gave me the message 'non...
  9. caminka

    Francigena passport

    thank you, @kazrobbo! 😀 (there's no huggy smiley?) oh, I am definitely doing another one, definitely. and making my own credencial again. 😜
  10. caminka

    Francigena passport

    durability still does not trump the unfoldability. I like it when I can unfold my credencial (at home, for a random example) and admire all my stamps (and show them off to my mom). and I have two of these booklets because I like collecting my stamps very much, and I can't unfold them. 😭...
  11. caminka

    Francigena passport

    francigena entry point is in fact in casa boia, so they are one and the same.
  12. caminka

    Francigena passport

    yeah, well, I had to contend with a booklet-type numbered official credential which does not unfold pretilly at all. :confused: jealous!
  13. caminka

    Swiss Guard says Farewell to Rome

    going on foot to rome and returning back home after service is not so uncommon amongst swiss guards. I've met another just two months later, also going home.
  14. caminka

    Francigena passport

    in lucca you can get stamps in san michele in foro, in san frediano and in casa boia. credencials and guides are sold in casa boia. casa boia is close to where VF leaves lucca.
  15. caminka

    AIVF and AEVF merge

    at least now I know what the difference in the acronyms is... :) may they keep up the good work!
  16. caminka

    Po Valley in April?

    there are direct train and bus routes from milan to aosta.
  17. caminka

    Po Valley in April?

    it's been said that the worst month is august. I was crossing the po plain in july this year and there were some mosquitoes but they usually didn't bother me when I was walking, only when stopping. peeing was a very windmilling affair. don't go into the corn fields, it's their territory. I had a...
  18. caminka

    Starting the VF soon. Anyone in there at the moment?

    that loop is weird. here's the link to the post with the attached files. the updated lists are both in the first post (the last file) and at the end. if this doesn't work either, pm me. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/accommodation-list-for-the-italian-part-of-via-francigena.56857/
  19. caminka

    Starting the VF soon. Anyone in there at the moment?

    diana, welcome! I walked the italian portion of the VF solo in the heat waves of this years july and august and it was awesome (I like warm weather). there was not much traffic till I got to tuscany, and none of pilgrims I met before that were italian. that changed from lucca onwards, but I...
  20. caminka

    Which section of Tuscany Via Francigena to choose?

    perhaps gambassi terme through san gimignano to colle di val'elsa? I assume there are busses to gambassi terme and colle di val d'elsa also should have good bus connections.

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