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Back in 2018 a friend and I used Caminoways for the Siena to Rome section. All worked out very well, and the stages and accommodation were generally pretty good. (I have no connection to the company).
I really enjoyed the walk to Wissant. It did not start out that well, as I was walking behind a large sand dune, so there were no views of the ocean and it was quite sandy and tough to walk. I eventually turned to the main road feeling somewhat frustrated. After passing through a long town (I...
Thanks very much for your work on the accommodation list. I am hoping/planning on walking the section from Aosta to Siena in the autumn of next year. Your list will be very useful.
When I walked with a friend from Siena to Rome last summer, the one place that really stood out for me was Agriturismo Passalacqua. It is outside the small town of Gallina, which was about 4-5 days south from Siena. It is situated on a hilltop, looking down into the valleys on three sides, and...
A friend and I walked the VF from Siena to Rome last summer (late June/early July). It was hot, but not exceptionally so. We finished up in early afternoon most days. We probably saw 7-8 others over the 15 day walk. It's a great journey with beautiful towns.
The GPS track that we used was from the link below. They claim to be the official app for the VF. Just a quick note of caution: Both my friend and I had downloaded this to our phones. My friend had no problems, as it worked every time. Mine only worked about 33% of the time. For the rest of the...
It has been almost 3 weeks since a friend and I finished the Siena to Rome section of the Via Francigena, so I thought I would post some comments on it before it all recedes into the past. We walked it from June 18-July 2, 15 days of walking to cover about 275 kms. Overall, I would say it was an...
A friend and I just returned last week from doing the Siena-Rome stages on the Via Francigena. It was an outstanding walk. Other than Siena, it was not touristy at all until we reached Rome. We remarked a few times about how there did not seem to be anyone about. Very few tourists in the streets...
I walked the opening section from Canterbury to Arras last summer and really enjoyed it. It was a short trip, only 11 days, but I wrote up a summary on this Forum last August entitled "VF to Arras". You may want to take a look and see if there is anything there that helps. Good luck!
A friend and I will be walking from Siena to Rome in June/July. We are going to do that over the course of 15 days, so I believe it averages out to about 19 kms per day. We are using a tour company, so if the information they have provided is correct, the distance should be about 285 kms in...
Thanks very much for sharing this. I have the Sloways app and another VF route on MAPS.ME, but this must be even more up to date. I will be doing the Siena to Rome section in June/July this year, so this will be used!
Hi: A friend and I will be doing that same section, but we will be out there in late June/early July. Don't ask me why we picked what might be the hottest time of year. I don't have an answer for that. Once I am home, I'll likely do a brief write up of how it went in order to keep the info on...
A friend and I plan to do the section Siena-Rome in June this year. As suggested by @domigee, check out the Sloways app. It is free to download. They market themselves as the "official partner of the European Association of Vie Francigene". Once completed, I would love to hear how your journey...
I was looking through my VF photos today and I remembered that I had intended to comment on the positive experience I had when I went to the Cathedral in July to pick up my credential. I arrived on a Saturday afternoon and there were about 20 people in line to pay to enter the Cathedral grounds...
On the French side there were a number of signs pointing the way. There were usually two signs - one for each direction, depending which way you were walking. These were usually on a post, on a fence, on a tree, etc. The signs were in the form of a yellow arrow, with the blue & white VF logo...
Most of the yellow signs I saw on the ground, if not all, specified that the VF was following the GR145, and if you look at the website http://www.viefrancigene.org/en/resource/statictrack/la-via-francigena-francia/ it says that "The Via Francigena stretch in France is approved by Fédération...
...used:
1. Canterbury – The Pilgrim’s Hotel
2. Canterbury to Whitfield – 27 km – Ramada Dover
3. Whitfield to Dover (via Walmer)* – 26 km – Loddington House Hotel
4. Dover to Calais (via ferry) – Hotel Meurice**
5. Calais to Wissant – 21 km – Hotel Le Normandy
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