The Via Francigena in Italy is the first and most important road that, in the Middle Ages, connected the countries beyond the western Alps (the land of the Franks) to Rome: the main destination – ...

Thirty years ago, few people had ever heard of the Via Francigena: a 2,000km medieval pilgrimage route that snakes a path from Canterbury all the way to Rome.

But less known and far less traveled is the Via Francigena in Italy. Beginning this fall, Berkeley-based Wilderness Travel will offer guided trips on 80 miles of this ancient route, ...

Via Francigena (fran-CHEEDG-ena), loosely meaning the road through France, is a lesser known and longer Camino de Santiago. Since the 8th century, ...

A monumental project to revive the route, involving 80 local authorities and six Catholic dioceses, came to fruition in 2017. Along the main artery, the 112-mile Magna Via Francigena—a trail ...

The Via Francigena was first documented by Archbishop Sigeric in the year 990. Sigeric made his pilgrimage to Rome and documented his return journey in a journal – 80 stages averaging about 12 ...

The Magna Via Francigena Trail: Sicily on Foot, From Coast to Coast, by Davide Comunale (Terre). €16 (£13) Sicilian Uncles, by Leonardo Sciascia (Granta). £8.99. How to do it ...

Our travel agent suggested two spots on the Camino Via Francigena walking through Tuscany to Rome. We would get our completion “testimonium” from the Vatican. It sounded sublime, and we signed up.

The Via Francigena was Europe’s overland spine, and it’s now growing in popularity as a slow-travel option through the continent’s most touristic countries.