Initiatives

"Via Eurasia", Call for Expression of Interest for a Position of a project coordinator

EAVF is currently looking for an external project coordinator for a duration of 12 months from April 1, 2019 to work on a project ‘Via Eurasia: Italy, Greece and Turkey on Foot-European Culture Route linking Turkey to Italy’ in collaboration with the Culture Route Society CRS, the lead partner of the project.

"Walk for hope" with Michel and Claude

"Roulons pour l'espoir" ("Ride for hope") presents Michel and Claude, two frenchmen who started to "walk for hope" along the Via Francigena, just leaving Canterbury.

Almatourism and EAVF Call for Papers

Almatourism, Journal of Tourism, Culture and Territorial Development announces a special issue in collaboration with the European Association of Vie Francigene (EAVF) dedicated to the theme of "The Via Francigena for all for sustainable and responsible development".

Call for proposals: Video production

Within the initiative“Via Francigena. Road to Rome 2021. Start again!” the European Association of the Via Francigena ways is looking for a Provider of video production.

Cooperation with the University of Toulouse

The European Association of the Via Francigena Ways EAVF has signed the Memorandum of Cooperation with the Toulouse School of Tourism, Hospitality Management and Food Studies of the University of Toulouse ISTHIA – Jean Jaures.

Cultural Routes: Call for independent experts

The Secretariat of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) shall update every three years its list of eligible independent experts

EAVF contributes to the final conference of the Cult Ring Interreg project

On 26 May 2020 the European Association of the Via Francigena ways EAVF participated in the Final Conference of the Cult-Ring Interreg Europe project, which took place by a videoconference.

EAVF team walking trip along the Via Francigena in Switzerland

The team members of the European Association of the Via Francigena ways EAVF will travel along the Swiss section of the Via Francigena from 26 July till 8 August 2020.

EAVF wins a cutting-edge Horizon 2020 grant

The consortium led by the University of Vigo, including the European Association of the Via Francigena ways EAVF in partnership with 15 cutting-edge innovation hubs is granted a prestigious HORIZON 2020 call. The grant of the European Commission is given to implement the project “rurALLURE - Promotion of rural museums and heritage sites in the vicinity of European pilgrimage routes”.

EAVF, a new workplace to develop the Cultural Route in France

The European Association of Via Francigena Ways (EAVF) is looking for a Communication and Development Officer to develop this Cultural Route in France.

ERASMUS + project on the Via Francigena: the training experience of young people begins!

The headquarters of the European Association of the Via Francigena ways in Fidenza (Parma) welcomed and hosted a training meeting for the first group of eight young newly graduates

Help us re-launch Danilo Parisi: EAVF joints to crowdfunding campaign

The European Association of the Via Francigena ways EAVF joints the crowdfunding campaign of the Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome to collect funds for a new boat to Danilo Parisi at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/helprelaunchdanilo.

Intanto parto..Tales and prose on the road

The second edition of "Intanto parto..Racconti e parole in cammino" was presented at the Regional Council in Florence: the Betti Editrice literary prize on slow journeys and the story of the paths.

Never Stop! 40 days to make a dream come true

On 20^th June, Tuscany Hiking Experience Asd (T.H.E.), launched a fundraising campaign on Eppela for the purchase of a Joëlette, a single-wheeled off-road wheelchair.

Project ‘Italy, Greece and Turkey on Foot’

On April 1 2019 the European Association of the Via Francigena Ways engaged in an ambitious project ‘Italy, Greece and Turkey on Foot’ which aims to develop a walking route connecting Europe and Asia – Via Eurasia.

ReStartApp for Italian routes, 2019 campus registration now open

Registration is now open for "ReStartApp for the Italian roads", the new free Campus training and business acceleration, promoted by the Edoardo Garrone Foundation, in close collaboration with the Cariplo Foundation and a network of partners that includes among the others: Italian Alpine Club (CAI), Legambiente, Symbola Foundation, UniMont, Buon Lavoro Foundation and Alliance for Sweet Mobility (A.Mo.Do.).