Rome to Santiago

[Robert Gomez]

Hi! I am from Weybridge, uk. Have walked various Caminos since 2010. Walked the Via Francigena in 2017 Canterbury to Rome. Want to do Rome to Santiago de Compostela in June this year. Anybody done it recently and would be happy to share their route, comments, accommodation etc? Any details welcome. With thanks.

 

[OzAnnie]

Hi! I am from Weybridge, uk. Have walked various Caminos since 2010. Walked the Via Francigena in 2017 Canterbury to Rome. Want to do Rome to Santiago de Compostela in June this year. Anybody done it recently and would be happy to share their route, comments, accommodation etc? Any details welcome. With thanks.

Hi Robert

Welcome to the forum -
I see you are recently added and thought I’d mention first; that there is a sub-forum for Via Francigena which May give you some of the stuff you’re seeking. Just scroll thru the forum menu listing of sub forums.

There are also files in the resources section which you may not have had in 2017.
@caminka has posted a good accommodation listing.

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/attachments/2020-accommodation-on-vf-to-rome-pdf.70121/

There is also an ‘app’ for Via Francigena which has more accommodation plus maps etc etc.

I have used maps me in past couple of years. Hoping to use it again next month in Italy and spain.

Good luck
Annie

 

[Robert Gomez]

Hi! I am from Weybridge, uk. Have walked various Caminos since 2010. Walked the Via Francigena in 2017 Canterbury to Rome. Want to do Rome to Santiago de Compostela in June this year. Anybody done it recently and would be happy to share their route, comments, accommodation etc? Any details welcome. With thanks.

Hi Robert

Welcome to the forum -
I see you are recently added and thought I’d mention first; that there is a sub-forum for Via Francigena which May give you some of the stuff you’re seeking. Just scroll thru the forum menu listing of sub forums.

There are also files in the resources section which you may not have had in 2017.
@caminka has posted a good accommodation listing.

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/attachments/2020-accommodation-on-vf-to-rome-pdf.70121/

There is also an ‘app’ for Via Francigena which has more accommodation plus maps etc etc.

I have used maps me in past couple of years. Hoping to use it again next month in Italy and spain.

Good luck
Annie

Thanks Annie. I’ll follow up

 

[OzAnnie]

Thanks Annie. I’ll follow up

Robert
Realising this is your first post, just offering a little more help with using this forum., as I see you’ve found it tricky to use.
- whenever you are reading a post and want to comment ., the easiest way is just: hit ‘reply’.
The actual post you’re reading and replying to will be part of your reply.

Or you can simply answer & post a comment direct in the box and post.
The ‘reply ‘ function adds the other persons post in your reply.

If you need to speak privately to someone - there is a PM (private message) function too.
Click on the members’ profile pic - it will then bring up an option to ‘start conversation ‘

I only add these notes hoping to help - it’s sometimes different on a forum ( I still fumble )

Annie

 

[Harington]

Hi! I am from Weybridge, uk. Have walked various Caminos since 2010. Walked the Via Francigena in 2017 Canterbury to Rome. Want to do Rome to Santiago de Compostela in June this year. Anybody done it recently and would be happy to share their route, comments, accommodation etc? Any details welcome. With thanks.

There's a Via Posthumia group on FB

 

[Bradypus]

There's a Via Posthumia group on FB

I hope that you meant Via Postumia. Otherwise I will postpone that one for as long as possible

 

[JabbaPapa]

Hi! I am from Weybridge, uk. Have walked various Caminos since 2010. Walked the Via Francigena in 2017 Canterbury to Rome. Want to do Rome to Santiago de Compostela in June this year. Anybody done it recently and would be happy to share their route, comments, accommodation etc? Any details welcome. With thanks.

Basically, there are just two main routes from Rome to Montpellier via Arles. One of them with two variants.

Either follow the "southern" Francigena route backwards, so then Rome to Piacenza, but then split off westward via Turin, Briançon, Gap, Avignon, to Arles ; then Arles Way to at least Montpellier.

Or follow the coastal Francigena, and the Via Aurelia, Rome to La Spezia, Genova, San Remo, Menton, La Turbie, around or through the bloated Nice area somehow, Fréjus, maybe or maybe not Brignoles depending on how you feel, Aix, Arles, Montpellier. The waymarked trail goes up into the hills above the coast on the side of the two Italian Rivieras, but there is a tarmac variant just following the coast at sea level after La Spezia to France. Genova can be either wonderful or hellish or both in either alternate or simultaneous. It's a strange and interesting city.

From Montpellier then either carry on with the Arles Way, or switch down onto the Piémont Way.

In either case, choose whether to go via the Somport or via SJPP (a third and far more lonely alternative exists to the Cami Catalan via Perpignan, Girona, and Manresa -- switching to it after Béziers on the Piémont, but it is very DIY)

It is just about feasible to make a way out from Turin towards Le Puy, so that may be an option if it interests you.

 

[Harington]

I hope that you meant Via Postumia. Otherwise I will postpone that one for as long as possible

oops

 

[WIGWAM]

Hi! I am from Weybridge, uk. Have walked various Caminos since 2010. Walked the Via Francigena in 2017 Canterbury to Rome. Want to do Rome to Santiago de Compostela in June this year. Anybody done it recently and would be happy to share their route, comments, accommodation etc? Any details welcome. With thanks.

Hi Robert, I am starting my next walk the Via Francigena -Canterbury to Rome about the first week in May this year. I have already started to get that eager to get on my way feeling .I must decide if to buy and carry a tent or not. MSR do a small tent at about 2.75kg .Would you advise a tent as a good idea or not .I want to stay in as many hostels as possible, but if that is not always possible, I will need an alternative option. I will be carrying everything as usual , please advise on your thoughts having already done the walk . Hope you don't mind offering your opinion. Regards Terry

 

[Bradypus]

.Would you advise a tent as a good idea or not .I want to stay in as many hostels as possible, but if that is not always possible, I will need an alternative option. I will be carrying everything as usual , please advise on your thoughts having already done the walk . Hope you don't mind offering your opinion. Regards Terry

Robert hasn't visited the forum for a couple of months. Can I chip in an opinion while you wait for his reply? I carried a small tent which I used most of the time while in France, a couple of nights in Switzerland, but not at all in Italy. I was off the main VF route quite a lot and camping was a good option for me. Many people who stick to the official route do not carry one. If you do decide to take a tent I'm sure you could find one much lighter than 2.75kg. My own single-skin tent weighs about 1kg and I find it has plenty of space for me and my gear.

 

[Robert Gomez]

Robert hasn't visited the forum for a couple of months. Can I chip in an opinion while you wait for his reply? I carried a small tent which I used most of the time while in France, a couple of nights in Switzerland, but not at all in Italy. I was off the main VF route quite a lot and camping was a good option for me. Many people who stick to the official route do not carry one. If you do decide to take a tent I'm sure you could find one much lighter than 2.75kg. My own single-skin tent weighs about 1kg and I find it has plenty of space for me and my gear.

Terry, apologies for long delay. We never carry a tent so I’m not the best person to ask. We managed to find accommodation all the way although at times had to resort to very expensive hotels. Enjoy. Bradypus: thanks for picking this one up

 

[OZAJ]

Hi Robert, I am starting my next walk the Via Francigena -Canterbury to Rome about the first week in May this year. I have already started to get that eager to get on my way feeling .I must decide if to buy and carry a tent or not. MSR do a small tent at about 2.75kg .Would you advise a tent as a good idea or not .I want to stay in as many hostels as possible, but if that is not always possible, I will need an alternative option. I will be carrying everything as usual , please advise on your thoughts having already done the walk . Hope you don't mind offering your opinion. Regards Terry

I walked VF in 2011 and did not take a tent. Accommodation was a mixture of donativo (mostly in Italy) and hostals/hotels, some very expensive.

You may get up to date info from the Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome.

PM me your email and I will send you my "as walked" itinerary.

 

[OZAJ]

Terry, apologies for long delay. We never carry a tent so I’m not the best person to ask. We managed to find accommodation all the way although at times had to resort to very expensive hotels. Enjoy. Bradypus: thanks for picking this one up

Did you walk Rome to SdC? If not, do you still plan to?

I walked Rome to SdC in 2012.

 

[Robert Gomez]

Did you walk Rome to SdC? If not, do you still plan to?

I walked Rome to SdC in 2012.

Planning to walk this year if COVID restrictions allow. Had to postpone last year due to COVID.

 

[Robert Gomez]

Hi Robert, I am starting my next walk the Via Francigena -Canterbury to Rome about the first week in May this year. I have already started to get that eager to get on my way feeling .I must decide if to buy and carry a tent or not. MSR do a small tent at about 2.75kg .Would you advise a tent as a good idea or not .I want to stay in as many hostels as possible, but if that is not always possible, I will need an alternative option. I will be carrying everything as usual , please advise on your thoughts having already done the walk . Hope you don't mind offering your opinion. Regards Terry

Terry, I should have mentioned that you can find a blog of our whole journey from Canterbury to Rome on Facebook. The page is Footprints on the Via Francigena . You might find some useful information there. Robert & Ana María Gomez