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GREAT SUCCESS OF THE 1ST LAKE BOLSENA MARATHON AND OF THE “PILGRIM’S REST”

At the arrival of the Lake Bolsena marathon, the Pilgrim’s Rest was inaugurated at the presence of the Assessor for Culture of Montefiascone Fabio Notazio, of the Vice president of the Municipal Council Rita Chiatti, of the President of the network Villaggio della Tuscia Luigi De Simone and of the executive director of Historia Publisher Elisabetta Ferrari.

The Via Francigena: On the Road with Sigeric in Switzerland

So many pearls that keep together this beautiful necklace made of a dense network of people and villages. And there's so much passion! And then the communication afterwards!’

FRANCIGENA, CHILDREN WALKING

On the 20^th and 21^st April, 100 students of the elementary schools of Ronchi and Bagaglione completed  the school project “Shall we go for a walk? The Via Francigena: a walk, a road, a territory”

20 YEARS ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALPINE SEGMENT OF THE VIA FRANCIGENA

The alpine segment of the Via Francigena has been partially built and open to pilgrims 20 years ago. In order to celebrate this anniversary, the “Compagnons” of the Via Francigena organised a commemorative festival on the 2^nd September 2017, at the Great St. Bernard hill.

From Liddes to Bourg-Saint-Pierre. On the Via Francigena at the foot of the Great St. Bernard

The ‘Samedi de Quasimodo’ or in other words, the Saturday of Quasimodo, has by now become celebrated in the Canton of Valais and likewise in the Aosta Valley, despite being beyond the Alps. It is a day dedicated to the Via Francigena which takes place on the 22nd April.

ONE WAY. ONE STEP AFTER THE OTHER.

I walked for four days along the Via Francigena, in the segment from Bolsena to Capranica (in the area of Viterbo). I was together with 18 other people. Old and new acquaintances, united by the will to share a starting point, a journey and a destination.

BOOM ON SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR THE VIA FRANCIGENA OF SIENA

The Francigena, the road that connects Canterbury with Rome in an about 1800 km path, is very appreciated on social networks in its Siena section.

DISCOVERING THE VIA FRANCIGENA WITH TRENITALIA

Discovering the Via Francigena integrating the travel by foot and bike with the train, thanks to specific favoured rates on the Trenitalia regional transports.

Cycling along the Via Francigena -Take Two

On Friday 7 July 2017 a group of 18 people will be getting on their bicycles to start their journey from the zero kilometre stone at Canterbury Cathedral to St Peter’s Basilica, Rome following the Via Francigena.

VIA FRANCIGENA IN THE SOUTH, THE WORKGROUP WITH THE 5 REGIONS HAS BEGUN

A new step for the extension project of the certification of the Via Francigena in the South as “Cultural route of the Council of Europe”. The 5 crossed regions (Lazio Campania Molise Basilicata Puglia) meet in Rome to put into effect the collaboration protocol.

“WALKING WITH”, THE NEW SECTION TO NARRATE THE WORLD OF ROUTES

The website of the European Association of the Vie Francigene develops a new section, “Walking with…”. A title, a goal: to narrate the world of routes, with the company of a few protagonists.

The English version of the Via Francigena has been published

The new official guide of the Via Francigena (italian section) has been published in English. It was presented on 10th March in Milan during the Fair "Fa la cosa giusta!.

7th edition Festival “Via Francigena Collective Project”

We are now arrived at the 7th edition of the international Festival “Vie Francigene Collective Project”, supported by the European Association of the Vie Francigene (E.A.V.F.) and by Civita Association.

ACCESSIBLE CULTURAL ITINERARIES: PATH, PIT STOP, ACCOMMODATION

Experiences in comparison to make culture and itineraries alive through accessibility. The “Matera Mare” Forum, to which EAVF took part, focused on activities in favour of the sustainability of itineraries that are accessible by anyone.

Via Francigena meets the Silk Road: an opportunity to develop new project in sustainable tourism

The European Association Via Francigena Ways has attended the seminar with Russian regions on the Silk Road in Moscow (Russia). An international event to exchange good practices about  sustainble tourism and cultural heritage.

COAST ROAD, A BET ON THE FUTURE IN THE ROUTE ERA

In the geography of European routes there is a hidden treasure. It is called Coast Road and it crosses Liguria from the French border to the Tuscany one. An itinerary of about 300 kilometres of walk from Mentone to Sarzana. A Middle Earth that connects Santiago de Compostela to Rome and is only waiting to be enhanced and officially recognised by institutions.

The sustainable mark of Tuscany

SESSA ARUNCA (Campania Region, Province of Caserta) – RUTI SAN PIETRO PLOT

New accommodation facility for pilgrims, surrounded by suggestive vineyards and olive groves of the Via Francigena in the South, located in Ruti di Lauro, Sessa Arunca (Caserta, Italy) http://www.viefrancigene.org/it/resource/accomodation/4086/ http://www.tenutarutisanpietro.it https://www.facebook.com/tenutarutisanpietro/

CREATE A NETWORK OF RECEPTION: THE COMMITMENT FOR THE SUPPORT OF PILGRIMS

To create a network of reception: this is the spirit that moves the French associations that are involved in supporting pilgrims who walk towards Santiago and Rome. Some spokesmen of “Les Amis des Chemins de Saint Jaques et de Rome PACA – Corse” explained it at the 15^th Compostellano Meeting in Liguria that took place in Genoa the past 25^th and 26^th February 2017.

ALONG THE FOOTSTEPS OF EVLIYA ÇELEBI AND SAINT PAUL. WALKING BETWEEN HISTORY AND NATURE IN TURKEY.