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This is the official website which is chock full of information: http://www.viefrancigenedisicilia.it/ It includes the above link that you couldn’t open. If you open the website in Chrome it will translate to whatever language you prefer.
I hope this helps! Enjoy your walk!
Hi! When I hiked this route last fall I would make my accommodation arrangements as I walked, on the day before I planned to arrive. Never more than 2 days in advance. That worked out fine for me…there was only one day that I had difficulty finding availability and that was because of a wedding...
Hello fellow pilgrims! I’ve finished my MVF walk from Palermo to Agrigento, and I’m leaving Sicily on Saturday (7/10/23). If anyone is just starting their pilgrimage in Palermo this weekend and would like a free pair of hiking poles, please respond to this message. I bought them new in Palermo...
Hello everybody, and thank you so much for sharing all of your experiences and offering advice! I will reach out to everyone who offered to chat, but unfortunately right now I’m backpacking up in the high country and have no cell service! I just hit a spot with 2 bars so I wanted to reach out to...
Wonderful, wonderful information! Thank you so much! I’d been wondering about the pilgrim specific accommodation..and any albergues along the way. Right now I’m planning on carrying my own minimalist backpack, but I’ll keep an open mind if things get rough…I saw that the MVF website lists a...
Wow, thank you so much for the information and invitation to chat! I’ve been on the MVF website and opened it in Chrome so it could be translated. There’s great information there! I haven’t made any reservations in advance- that was one of the areas I was unsure about.
Thank you for the links and advice! I’ve been learning Italian (slowly!) through the Babbel app…hopefully I’ll be able to put it to good use by the time I get there.
Hello! I’m a single older female planning on walking the Magna Via Francigena Sicily beginning on September 15, 2023. I have so many questions, and notice that there are so few threads pertaining to this Camino! Is there a passport for this walk? Will there be others walking this trail in...
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