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The most important and main road was the Via Francigena. It led from Canterbury in England through northwestern France, Switzerland (Lake Geneva), and northern Italy (Lombardy and Tuscany) to Rome. Around 990, Archbishop Sigeric walked from Canterbury to Rome. But only recorded the return journey.
L’itinéraire de Sigéric. En 990 la visite de Sigéric, archevêque de Canterbury, au Pape Jean XV à Rome marqua le début de l’existence de la Via Francigena.. La reconstitution du parcours officiel – fidèle aux écrits de l’archevêque – est articulée en 79 étapes :
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May 14, 2015 · The history of the Via Francigena pilgrim route dates back to the Middle Ages. The full Via Francigena pilgrimage is from Canterbury to Rome, covering 1,700 km, passing through France and Switzerland along the way. The pilgrimage from northern Europe to Rome was first illustrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 990AD.
Heritage. When travelling on the Via Francigena, one walks along the “European cultural corridor”, discovering highest artistic cultures from pre-Romanesque and Romanesque, to Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. The Via Francigena is indeed the oldest and most important medieval pilgrimage route connecting Northwestern Europe with the Italian ...
Feb 13, 2019 · According to the Via Francigena website, ‘It is mainly due to travel diaries, and in particular the records of an illustrious pilgrim Sigeric the Serious, that we can reconstruct the ancient route of the via Francigena. In 990, after being ordained Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope John XV, the abbot returned home and on two handwritten pages ...
Jul 24, 2019 · A modern pilgrim on the Via Francigena will make his way over the Appenine mountains via the Cisa Pass[ii]. There are better blazes now to mark the trail, both red and white stripes, and the modern Via Francigena emblem in yellow and blue. At the Cisa Pass, a café purveys plum torte, gelato, panini, prosecco, beer, and coffee for the weary ...
