The Via Postumia passes from Genoa over through Piacenza (on the VF) and on to Eastern Europe. I guess it is more of a route to Santiago from Eastern Europe. I have pictures of 'arrows' outside the Basilica in Budapest somewhere which pointed you there. But from Genoa to connect with the VF...
The Ignaciano is magnificent! I did it in November. You are unlikely to meet anyone, but if you do, it will most likely be a group of 20 or so alumni of a Jesuit Highschool in the States!! Or indeed a group of Jesuits.
Sailing to Genoa sounds wonderful - I was last there hitchhiikng in 1975...
It is not too far! 30 days Rome to Brinidisi. After that I continued into Albania and North Macedonia and onward (planning to get to Jerusalem which has not happened yet). That was 2018.
But I always wanted to finish the road so I returned and walked from Matera to Brindisi and oward from...
Yes I have walked from Rome to Santa Maria de Leuca.
Many fewer people.Quite a number of variants along the way. You can choose how soon to reach the coast.You could take in Monte Sant Angelo for instance.
Waymarking and infrastructure slowly but steadily increasing I can see. (I walked in 2018...
Fascinating @Mefo Phillips and @roving_rufus Many thanks.
Interesting that in 2018 things had not changed all that much in France I think, since 2006. though the GR was there for those who wanted it!
I have the sense that numbers of pilgrims are increasing quite a lot and the waymarking is...
I have never used baggage transfer [simple statement of fact]. But I am sure Sandy Brown's guide gives details.
Here are three, but I am not in a position to give a recommendation:
https://www.walkingonfrancigena.com/luggage-transport-via-francigena/...
I saw this link on FB today and it is useful to give us some idea of the serious nature of snow around the GSB pass. This is saying that the snow has been very heavy this year, but that the pass should be open by mid-June. There is no fixed date for the opening every year. The pass is open when...
@Joan Fiol (Gronze.com)
Just to acknowledge something I have seen several times before!
Gronze replied to a message through the website in less than 20 minutes and the corrections made to the website almost immediately.
It is a GREAT service and very helpful that they branched out to cover VF a...
You don't have to stop at the 'top'. If you start at Bourg St Pierre in good weather you could get to the hospice and continue on, on the same day, either to the hotel on the Italian side of the lake - less than a km further or to another hostel here on Gronze.com only 2km further on...
I am generally not a booker-ahead myself, but I have seen on occasion that people have found the hospice full. During the high summer season, I think possibly school parties or maybe scouts are accommodated.
If you look at the booking site you will see that it is full on 20 July, and quite a...
Thanks! Yes there was a spelling error on the Grone.com listing!
i stayed there in 2018. Very simple - but everything you need. Just three beds in a single room. And of course, friendly!
Excellent list - thanks.
I read somewhere else this week that the (tiny) Convento Cappuccini in Chatillon is no longer accepting guests.
BUT Gronze is still showing it (usually reliable) and their website is still showing it https://www.parrocchiachatillon.com/conventocappuccini. Can anyone...
That monastery (of ladies) in St Thierry was a particular favourite of mine. They have limited accommodation so it is worth booking. And yes a very short walk into Reims the next day. You can see it in the distance from the orchard.
Hi Bob,
I am not sure about a dedicated app, but I downloaded these and used them in wikiloc, or whatever other app you like.
https://www.viefrancigene.org/en/the-via-francigena-in-italy/#itsud
The first two weeks or so, before and after Arras, are relatively straightforward and the route is well-defined (though still not without some meandering on the official route!)
You will have no problem finding battlefield cemeteries along the path sometimes three or four per day. Arras is a...
The hostel is https://lobbycollective.com/en/
The cammino website is https://www.camminodelsalento.it/
The walk and waymarking is not quite as flash as the website!! But people did know about it whenever you arrived anywhere. You will need to use GPX which they have. I mixed and matched a bit...
@Corned Beef There is a terrific hostel on the south side of the city about 1.5km out, in the former palazzo of a famous name for Italian food - I can’t remember whether it’s Olive oil or pasta or a drink!!!
They will supply you with the Camino de Salento special credential with good discounts...
Certainly the guide mentioned by @roving_rufus is the one to go for at the moment.
I saw a message (on Via Francigena FB) recently from Sandy Brown (author of the three updated volumes of VF guide published by Cicerone) that he is working on a guide to the VF del Sud. But it won't be available...
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