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  1. timr

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    I remember the day I arrived, a long time ago now in 2016 ,Casa Benigno was "closed" (on a Sunday) but I had contacted them in advance and they could not have been more helpful. A remember a huge amount of "solid" food! It was retro then, so it must be even more retro now. ;) Buen camino. Tim
  2. timr

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    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 somewhere of 'arrows' outside the Basilica in Budapest which pointed you there. But from Genoa to connect with the VF...
  3. timr

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    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...
  4. timr

    Francigena in southern Italy

    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...
  5. timr

    Francigena in southern Italy

    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...
  6. timr

    LIVE from the Camino Back on the Via Francigena

    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...
  7. timr

    Luggage Transfers on Via Francigena

    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/...
  8. timr

    Preparing to open the road to GSB (Un travail de titan)

    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...
  9. timr

    Great Saint Bernard Pass Hospice

    @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...
  10. timr

    Great Saint Bernard Pass Hospice

    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...
  11. timr

    Great Saint Bernard Pass Hospice

    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...
  12. timr

    Via Francigena official site down?

    Yes at 2209 in London. I mean yes - same problem 😱
  13. timr

    Via Francigena Convents & Monasteries

    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!
  14. timr

    Via Francigena Convents & Monasteries

    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...
  15. timr

    Via Francigena Convents & Monasteries

    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.
  16. timr

    Seeking information about Via Francigena Del Sud Iphone mapping app

    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
  17. timr

    what does Gronze use for stages in the Via Francigena

    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...
  18. timr

    Rome to Santa Maria di Leuca

    @Corned Beef CORRECTION the meal discount is for the big hotel in Santa Maria NOT Lecce. It is the Hotel Terminal. Good rate to stay too.
  19. timr

    Rome to Santa Maria di Leuca

    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...
  20. timr

    Rome to Santa Maria di Leuca

    @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...

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