Cycling

“Adesso pedala” by bike on the Francigena to help Norcia

Four bikes and one objective for the “Adesso pedala” fundraising project.

"Bike Riding with Parkinson For Italy" along the Via Francigena

Stefano Ghidotti, president and founder of the Association "Parkinson & Sport" and Simone Masotti met during an interview. Their beautiful friendship was born immediately: together they to realise their dream into a project - the first of three bike trips along the Via Francigena, starting 5 September for nine days and a total of 791 km.

"Europa Nostra Awards"

The European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards is Europe’s most prestigious prize in the heritage field. Every year, it honours the most outstanding heritage achievements from all over Europe.

"Free Wheel": the wheelchair journey by Pietro Scidurlo along the Via Francigena

"Free Wheel" is a cross media project and a web-doc platform, which tell you a story of Pietro Scidurlo, a man with limited abilities travelling along the Via Francigena by hand-bicycle.

#CycleToRecycle: Myra Stals arrives in Fidenza

Yesterday Myra Stals arrived to Fidenza, bringing her energy and enthusiasm of the #CycletoRecycle project.

#RouteSelfie, along the Via Francigena

During the Summer Seminar in Osnabruck (1-5 June 2015), the European Institute of Cultural Routes had introduced you the #RouteSelfie campaign for this summer.

5 things to do on the Dauni Mountains, Puglia

What to do in Puglia, five things to do on the Dauni Mountains, from renting a car to have dinner in a bibliocafé, to admire the boundless landscapes.

Agreement Trenord/ AEVF: Special Tickets and Discount for pilgrims

Thanks to an agreement Trenord/ AEVF special tickets and discounts for pilgrims who want to reach by train some stages of the Via Francigena Lombarda.

Alzheimer's Research UK: Blantyre's man 1500 mile trek from St Andrews to Rome during festive season to raise funds

A Blantyre man will walk 500 miles - and then 1000 more - in a bid to boost funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

Canterbury and the Via Francigena, connected thanks to the EAVF

The President of the European Association of Via Francigena, Massimo Tedeschi, was invited to Canterbury by the City Council to underline the important work that the Association is doing for promoting the route.

Ciclovia Francigena questionnaire

A short questionnaire prepared by the student Nadim Hammami about the CicloVia Francigena in order to better know the current state of the route one year after this project was launched.

Covid-19 update in France and Switzerland

France: total confinement until December 1, 2020 Due to the evolution of the pandemic, a total confinement was introduced from Thursday, 29 October 2020 for a minimum period of 4 weeks, until 1 December 2020.

Cycle 2 Recycle project: bike for environment

Passion for cycling and environmental awareness are in the heart of the project “Cycle 2 Recycle”, developed by Myra Stals, a Dutch expat from Turin.

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.

Cyclist off guard. Bike journey towards Rome

The fun and brilliant travel journey of the cyclist Antonio Rodà. A beautiful experience on two wheels from Assisi towards Rome, the final destination.

District 108L Lions Club International promotes the Via Francigena

District 108L Lions Club International is at the front line when it come to promoting peace, and the Via Francigena as Cultural Route of the Council of Europe represents the values of peace, respect, dialogue, democracy, and inclusion.

EAVF General Assembly: Zoom conference on 23 October 2020

The EAVF General Assembly, originally scheduled to take place in Pontremoli on 23 October, will be held exclusively online

EAVF contributes to the final conference LINC Lombardia in Cammino

Final meeting of the project Lombardia in Cammino LINC (Lombardy on the way) takes place on 22 July at 11 am. LINC organizes this meeting to reflect together on the current situation and future strategies of safe walking tourism. The event will bring together routes’ associations and project partners, including the European Association of the Via Francigena ways EAVF to exchange ideas and proposals.

EAVF participates in meeting on European Cultural Routes by the French Ministry of Culture

On 4 March 2021, the French Ministry of Culture invited the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (ICCE) to participate in a meeting chaired by the director of the UNESCO Culture and World Heritage department, Bruno Favel, and the head of the Culture and Tourism department, Nicolas Monquaut.

EAVF participates in the Via Eurasia Scientific Committee meeting

On 20 December 2019 the European Association of the Via Francigena Ways travelled to Istanbul, Turkey to take part in the Scientific Committee of the Via Eurasia, which was organised by the Culture Routes Society under the hospices of the Boğaziçi University Tourism Administration and Research Centre.