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Hello! I’m a single older female planning on walking the Magna Via Francigena Sicily beginning on September 15, 2023. I have so many questions, and notice that there are so few threads pertaining to this Camino! Is there a passport for this walk? Will there be others walking this trail in September? If anyone out there is planning on this hike, or has recently completed this hike, would you mind reaching out to me? I’ve only seen one guidebook for this pilgrimage- Terre publications 1st edition in English. I’m hoping that I can purchase a copy when I get to Palermo, unless there’s an app that has similar information? Any recommendations? This forum is a treasure box of information! Thank you!
There is an app, free - search for it in the App store or wherever. When I did the MVF in 2019 the signage was not particularly good, and I relied heavily on the gpx tracks. There is also a website, with lots of information, and you can purchase a credential. There will be people walking in September, and ti will still be pretty hot then. DM me if you'd like to ask any questions.
Hi. https://pilgrimstorome.org.uk/Hello! I’m a single older female planning on walking the Magna Via Francigena Sicily beginning on September 15, 2023. I have so many questions, and notice that there are so few threads pertaining to this Camino! Is there a passport for this walk? Will there be others walking this trail in September? If anyone out there is planning on this hike, or has recently completed this hike, would you mind reaching out to me? I’ve only seen one guidebook for this pilgrimage- Terre publications 1st edition in English. I’m hoping that I can purchase a copy when I get to Palermo, unless there’s an app that has similar information? Any recommendations? This forum is a treasure box of information! Thank you!
Friends of ours, Anna and Michael, have finished it in the last few months and a written a great blog on it.Hello! I’m a single older female planning on walking the Magna Via Francigena Sicily beginning on September 15, 2023. I have so many questions, and notice that there are so few threads pertaining to this Camino! Is there a passport for this walk? Will there be others walking this trail in September? If anyone out there is planning on this hike, or has recently completed this hike, would you mind reaching out to me? I’ve only seen one guidebook for this pilgrimage- Terre publications 1st edition in English. I’m hoping that I can purchase a copy when I get to Palermo, unless there’s an app that has similar information? Any recommendations? This forum is a treasure box of information! Thank you!
Thank you for the info & encouragement!I can't be certain, but I hope @timr sees your thread as he may be able to offer some guidance...or at least point you in the right direction. Tim is very knowledgeable on all things VF, esp in Italy, as he extended beyond where most of us end (Rome).
Happy planning...& good on you!
Thank you for the links and advice! I’ve been learning Italian (slowly!) through the Babbel app…hopefully I’ll be able to put it to good use by the time I get there.https://www.theguardian.com/travel/...ss-on-sicilys-most-recent-long-distance-trail
http://www.viefrancigenedisicilia.it/
If you are looking for info in English, you may use a translator to read the Italian webistes.
A friendly suggestion: Italians appreciate it if you take the trouble to take an interest in their language.
Wonderful! Thank you, Vince.
Wonderful, wonderful information! Thank you so much! I’d been wondering about the pilgrim specific accommodation..and any albergues along the way. Right now I’m planning on carrying my own minimalist backpack, but I’ll keep an open mind if things get rough…I saw that the MVF website lists a couple of options for luggage transport.My wife and I walked this route spring 2018. It is a beautiful walk at that time of year with many flowers filling the green fields and along the roads. There is a passport for the route and we used the first edition of the Terre guide which was then only in Italian. We picked up the guide at book shop just across from the Cathedral in Palermo and the credential from a hostel in Palermo (might be in my blog). The book store is operated by nuns so you will know you are in the right place when you enter. Friends of ours walked the MVF last fall with the english version and commented that the way is now well marked through the towns and villages, which wasn't the case in 2018. It's still a seldom walked route and we only met a Swiss couple and a woman from Italy who has become a good friend and walked with me for a week last year on the Via Francigena. Our friends had a similar experience last year. Below you will see a link to my blog where you will find this route covered on a daily basis. We booked all our accommodations ahead using Booking.com plus some email contacts as well (using Google maps to source accommodations) as did our friends as there were no pilgrim specific accommodations. For a brilliant experience plan to stay at Casa Paradiso (budget permitting) and tell Francesca that you heard about her place from the Canadian couple who stayed with her in 2018.
We were apparently the first Canadians to cross the route which led to unexpected and fun meetings with town mayors and route organizers. It was pretty special! The local people were lovely and a number of our hosts went out of their way to show us around. I think you will have wonderful time, but make sure you are well prepared because there are lots of steep though manageable sections. Our friends said that there is a luggage transfer service available, though I have no information about that. Learn a few basic Italian phrases and your experience will be better, but this is the same everywhere. Have fun with your planning and enjoy your walk!
Hi there High Endeavours..... I can only see a link to Casa Paradiso in your post. Could you put the link to your blog please. I'd like to read about the MVF.
Cheers
Thank you! Great blog!Friends of ours, Anna and Michael, have finished it in the last few months and a written a great blog on it.
Magna Via Francigena, Sicily : Our Wanderlust
Using transhumance routes and old pilgrim paths the Magna Via Francigena crosses the mountains and plains of Sicily from Palermo to Agrigento.our-wanderlust.com
Hello! I’m a single older female planning on walking the Magna Via Francigena Sicily beginning on September 15, 2023. I have so many questions, and notice that there are so few threads pertaining to this Camino! Is there a passport for this walk? Will there be others walking this trail in September? If anyone out there is planning on this hike, or has recently completed this hike, would you mind reaching out to me? I’ve only seen one guidebook for this pilgrimage- Terre publications 1st edition in English. I’m hoping that I can purchase a copy when I get to Palermo, unless there’s an app that has similar information? Any recommendations? This forum is a treasure box of information! Thank you!
Hi! When I hiked this route last fall I would make my accommodation arrangements as I walked, on the day before I planned to arrive. Never more than 2 days in advance. That worked out fine for me…there was only one day that I had difficulty finding availability and that was because of a wedding in the villageI was curious if it was necessary for hikers to arrange accomodations ahead of time on this route? We will be traveling the second half of June.
thanks for this info! And that sounds incredible!Hi! When I hiked this route last fall I would make my accommodation arrangements as I walked, on the day before I planned to arrive. Never more than 2 days in advance. That worked out fine for me…there was only one day that I had difficulty finding availability and that was because of a wedding in the village.
I’m not sure how it will be in June, though.
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