The Via Francigena, espcially in England and France is not so much a path as a route. Consequently, the daily stages are determined by the pilgrim. Below is the route I took. I didn't blog this trip - who knew anyone would be interested?
December 18, 2007
Canterbury, England
Dover
Guines, France
Licques
Wisques
Aire-sur-la-Lys
Arras
Arras
Bapaume
Péronne
Ham
Sud de Sinceny
Monapteiul
Reims
Cormontreuil
Conté-sur-Marne
Châlons-en-Champagne
St. Germain la Ville
Vichy-le-Francois
Outines
Précy-St-Martin
Bar-sur-Aube
Longchamp-sur-Anjou
Arc-en-Barrois
Langres
Langres
Foyt-Billot
Dampierre-sur-Salon
Gy
Besancon
Besancon
Lods
Pontarlier
Ste Croix, Switzerland
La Sarraz
Lausanne
Cully
Montreux
Bex
Sembrachier
Bourg St Pierre
Grand St Bernard, Italy
Aosta
Pollein
Chattilon
Pont-St-Martin
Ivrea
Santhia
Vercelli
Robbio
Montara
Gropello
Pavia
Mirodora
Therme
Orio Litta
Piacenza
Piacenza
Fiorenzuala
Fidenza
Costamezzana
Fornova
Cassio
Borceto
Pontremoli
Aulla
Sarzana
Massa
Camaiore
Lucca
Altopacio
San Mineato
Gambassi
San Gimignano
Castelina Scalo
Siena
Siena
Buonconvento
San Quirico
Montepulciano
Sarteano
Radicofani
Acquapendente
Acquapendente
Bolsena
Montefascione
Viterbo
Vetrella
Sutri
Settevene
Formello
Guistiniana
Rome
17 March 2008
The Route Day by Day
Next Pilgrimage - Estimated Start Date 01 November 2016
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A wee bit about me...
- Winter Pilgrim
- I love to simply travel, I love to travel simply. I lived in Europe for the last 8 years and learned enough German and French to be adequately conversant. I picked up a bit of Italian while walking to Rome. Languages certainly help make travel simpler.
I became a pilgrim in October 2007
My name is Ann Sieben. I'm American by birth and global in existance. I was in
In December 2007, I began a longer pilgrimage from
After that, I found that there were still many miles in my legs. I chose a route with Aix la Chapelle (aka
The life of a winter pilgrim suits me just fine. As winter approached, I prepared to walk the next ancient path discovering the world at a comfortable pace, meeting people, experiencing an interesting world in a slightly non-traditional way. Another winter, another walk; I walked from Kyiv, Ukraine to Patras, Greece along the general route of St Andrew in the first century.
A silent pilgrim does the world no good, so I've given talks and spoken to many diverse groups about these pilgrimages. A recurring, slightly cynical, comment was often made - 'sure something like this might be able to be done in Europe, but not in the US...it's not in our culture, no one would open their door to a pilgrim.;
It saddened me to hear this, and I disagreed. To demonstrate that North Americans are just as kind as Europeans, I set out last autumn from my home in Denver, Colorado to Mexico City on yet another historical path. The early Spanish settlers established a Royal Road from Mexico City as far north as Taos, New Mexico, a little over 100 miles south of Denver. What a success!! Americans are just as friendly as Europeans. So are Mexicans.
Just when I thought my pilgrim life was a thing of the past, the Arab Spring allowed inspiration to enter my heart with the possibility to walk across the history of North Africa. While full of trials and tribulations - barred from entering Algeria, prematurely expelled from Libya, and hurried across the Sinai - the fact that the world is really full of good people was underscored with more great success.
o City, this time through South and Central America. Follow along...Shortly after arrival at the pilgrim destination, I was inspired again by the Empress of the Americas and am compelled to make a long journey again to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexic
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1 comment:
You didnt write about this walk but if you have time, I'd like to know how you got accommodation - was it the way you normally do?
Thanks and happy walking
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