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  1. Anna&Michael

    Info on Via Francigena?

    As an alternative, you could to look at the Via Degli Dei (Bologna to Florence). It's 5/6 days walking through the Tuscan hills. You can also find our story of walking it last year via the above link. I wouldn't recommend one over the other: both are worth considering.
  2. Anna&Michael

    Info on Via Francigena?

    Barb Here's some notes that we put together after walking the Via Francigena in 2022. We hope it's helpful (it includes a link to the accommodation we used). Both the Lightfoot and Cicerone guide books are very good. The official app is also good and really it's all you need for the Tuscan...
  3. Anna&Michael

    Seeking an English language guidebook of La Via Francigena Nel (Del) Sud

  4. Anna&Michael

    LIVE from the Camino Via Francigena Sud

    Bob We really enjoyed the Magna VF, not many people walking but it has been well publicised so the locals have an idea of what you're doing. Recommended if you have 10 days or so when you finish the Sud (or want to return another time). Cheers https://our-wanderlust.com/2023/06/magna-via-francigena/
  5. Anna&Michael

    LIVE from the Camino Via Francigena Sud

    Thanks for your assistance Tim, your advice was much appreciated. We're in Sicily now and have just started the Magna Via Francigena, Palermo to Agrigento.
  6. Anna&Michael

    LIVE from the Camino Via Francigena Sud

    Finis Terrae: to the end of the earth, is the third, and final, account of our Via Francigena Sud journey from Rome to end of Italy. We follow the Adriatic Sea south from Bari, once the ancient capital of a Byzantine kingdom, walking through ancient olive groves, along beaches and listening to...
  7. Anna&Michael

    Have any Americans walked the whole Francigena?

    Just remembered that Paul Chinn of Lightfoot guides posted on one of the VF Facebook groups a little while back that he was working on a Shengan Visa special sub-90 day route. You could search on the groups or write to him via Pilgrimage Publications and ask where it's up to. One of the...
  8. Anna&Michael

    Have any Americans walked the whole Francigena?

    The pre-Schengen agreement are definitely not a myth. I've looked into the Aust situation and it is real and valid, the issue could be explaining it to the border officials. The same situation applies with quite a few EU countries, the German Govt actually acknowledges a the agreements on thier...
  9. Anna&Michael

    LIVE from the Camino Via Francigena Sud

    In this second installment, we cross the Apinnines to reach the Adriatic Sea. There's rain, rubbish and plenty of friendly locals saying hello, asking about our trip and even gifting us produce. Oh, and there hills as well! Buon Cammino https://our-wanderlust.com/2023/05/apennines-to-the-adriatic/
  10. Anna&Michael

    LIVE from the Camino Via Francigena Sud

    Keep an eye out for further posts and we'll probably post a short overview once we're finished and back home. Also, we're always happy to answer any specific questions. Buon Cammino
  11. Anna&Michael

    Have any Americans walked the whole Francigena?

    1. It can be done in less, at an average of 23 km (14 miles) a day (approximately). Although don't under estimate the cumulative effect of walking for close to 90 days). The Lightfoot guide through France has useful alternative routes for shortening sections or to find a more interesting route...
  12. Anna&Michael

    LIVE from the Camino Via Francigena Sud

    We're walking south on the Via Francigena Sud, from Rome to Santa Maria di Leuca on the heel of Italy. Least year we walked from Canterbury to Rome and returning to Rome for this journey felt like we were coming back to finish the task. It doesn't hurt that the food in this part of Italy is...
  13. Anna&Michael

    Favorite "Pilgrim" accommodations Canterbury to St Bernard's Pass?

    As noted by others, get a copy of the French Association's accommodation guide (now also published in English by the UK Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome). Also with checking if they're updated their own list since you downloaded it, it looks different but not sure if that's just reformating or...
  14. Anna&Michael

    NYT: Remains of possible medieval pilgrim shops found in Rome

    Thanks, fascinating stuff!
  15. Anna&Michael

    Via Francigena - Which route from Pontarlier to Orbe?

    We walked Pontarlier to Orbe, a big day at 37 km. Beautiful walking, especially leaving Pontarlier at daybreak with mist surrounding the Chateau de Joux and then through the Orbe Gorge. We stayed at TCS Camping Orbe in a little camping pod (photo attached), very cosy (68 euros for two). They...
  16. Anna&Michael

    Six things you need to know about the Via Francigena

    The Abbott is correct, St Martin is (about) halfway. Although as we note in our `Six Things you need to know...', there are varying estimates of both the length of the route and its halfway point. For us, 2,000 km was a nice round number to explain to people how far we were walking and St...
  17. Anna&Michael

    Six things you need to know about the Via Francigena

    Personally, Option #1 looks like a better bet. While we crossed in June and then had some very hot weather, it's more likely to be very hot in August. August is also the Italian holiday season and we understand that some places are likely to be deserted becasue everyone's gone on holiday and...
  18. Anna&Michael

    Six things you need to know about the Via Francigena

    Apologies for the delay in responding. it's a very different experience to the Camino Francis and degrees different from the Via de la Plata. Especially in France, it's quieter, with fewer pilgrims, and less infrastructure (albergues, even hotels and restaurants). We went days without seeing...
  19. Anna&Michael

    Six things you need to know about the Via Francigena

    We stepped out of Canterbury in May last year and walked our way towards Rome, arriving 83 days and 2,000 km later. We're both in our 60's, have only a little French, no Italian and, live on the other side of the world (Australia). We not only managed to get to Rome, we enjoyed the entire...
  20. Anna&Michael

    LIVE from the Camino LIVE from Via Francigena, June 2022

    A great place to start again. Enjoy the anticipation and the walking next year!

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