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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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