Via Francigena | |
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| Route marker | |
| Information | |
| Departure | Canterbury |
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| Arrival | Rome |
| Length | 1 600 km |
| Country |  UK  France  Swiss  Italy |
| Location | |
 46 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N 6 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| Official site | |
The Via Francigena or "Voie des Français", is a network of roads and paths taken by pilgrims coming from France to go to Rome.
Understand
This set of paths, which took up in particular the Roman roads of Antiquity and was enriched with many variants, crossed the current territories of the France, of the Swiss andItaly.
This pilgrimage route goes from 1 Canterbury To 2 Rome and retrace the route followed by Sigéric to go to Rome in 990 to meet Pope John XV and receive the symbolic pallium of his appointment as Bishop of Canterbury.
This ancient medieval road is today recognized as great cultural route of the Council ofEuropean Union. As you walk the Via Francigena, not only will you discover the heritage it crosses but you will also have the opportunity to taste and appreciate the local products of the towns and villages that lie along the way.
