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  1. Jotown

    walking from Rome-on the via Francigena

    Hi Marco , not quite sure which bit you're interested in ... I walked the VF from England to Rome last year If it's Italy , there is an app from Sloways' which has maps etc for all of Italy from GSB pass to Rome , very useful And free !! I also picked up info sheets on accommodation as I went...
  2. Jotown

    VF Canterbury to Arras

    You're well organised then !! Enjoy , safe travels Bonne Chemin !!
  3. Jotown

    VF Canterbury to Arras

    Hi I've only just seen this thread ... I did the VF last year , along the established route... And didn't camp ( although I did sleep on the floor of a church !!) Which guidebooks are you using ? - I used Lightfoot guides , which had route info and accommodation details in them, also...
  4. Jotown

    Via Francigena guide books

    Last year I used the (3) Lightfoot guides, and found them to be the best ... Now I understand you can even download them as ebooks, and download the tracks to superimpose on a digital map- which would have been my preferred option ... Dependent on which sections you walk, will depend on what...
  5. Jotown

    ? Hostel Association Membership necessary on Via Francigena

    I stayed in the youth hostel at Lausanne - as a pilgrim they only charged me the 'members rate ' , along with 3 other pilgrims ( although, like you I had read I would be charged more , and had joined anyway !) This was the only 'youth hostel' I stayed at on the entire route ... So dependent on...
  6. Jotown

    A couple of questions.....

    Also regarding 'posting on' I stayed at http://www.pellegriniaroma.org/attivita-a-roma/ospitalita-lavanda-piedi-pellegrini/spedale-provvidenza-accoglienza-ospitalita-pellegrini-roma, they were from the Confraternity of St James, very helpful, and may either be able to help or suggest somewhere...
  7. Jotown

    A couple of questions.....

    Can I add, it's well worth registering and going through the entire route to the Holy Door from Castel D'Angelo. I completed the VF this week, had pre-registered from home, and just completed my date request when I knew when I would arrive. However I helped some other pilgrims to register 'on...
  8. Jotown

    Starting from Canterbury

    I arrived in Calais 3 weeks ago No problems, yes there were several groups of young men walking around, eating at the same food stall as I, chatting... Not sure where you're going , but if on Via Francigena...I just followed the canal out of town to Guines so you're only in Calais a couple of hours

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