The Via Francigena (Italian: [ˈviːa franˈtʃiːdʒena]) is an ancient road and pilgrimage route running from the cathedral city of Canterbury in England...
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EuroVelo 5 (EV5), named the Via Romea Francigena, is a 3,900 km (2,400 mi) long EuroVelo long-distance cycling route running from Canterbury to Rome and...
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"three great pilgrimages of Christendom", along with Jerusalem and the Via Francigena to Rome. In 1987, the Camino, which encompasses several routes in Spain...
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way, the Via Francigena, runs from Canterbury in England through France and Switzerland to Rome. These routes were also linked to Jerusalem via the Jerusalem...
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isolated because it was well-connected by secondary roads to the Via Volterrana and via Francigena. Nowadays, it is connected to the A1 superstrada between Florence...
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Italy. It is approximately 10 km from Montalcino about 9 km from the Via Francigena, the pilgrim route to Rome. After many years of disuse, the abbey was...
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Christian martyrs, Rome had long been a destination for pilgrims. The Via Francigena was an ancient pilgrim route from England to Rome. It was customary...
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100 mi) The Via Alpina network of Alpine trails 1,500 km (930 mi) Red Trail [3] Violet Trail Yellow Trail Green Trail Blue Trail Via Francigena from Canterbury...
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pilgrims on their way to Rome and the Vatican, as it sits on the medieval Via Francigena. The city's development was also improved by the trade of agricultural...
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owing to the town's location on the pilgrimage route to Rome, the Via Francigena. The present church on this site was consecrated on 21 November 1148...
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priest) Raphael Rowe (non-believer) JJ Chalmers (Presbyterian) Following Via Francigena to the Vatican for an audience with Pope Francis. Les Dennis (non-religious)...
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La Storta (section Statio on the Via Francigena)
curves that the Via Cassia makes through the settlement. During the Middle Ages the locality was positioned along the Via Francigena, and was specifically...
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Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022. "Via Francigena in Italy". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original...
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the capital of their subsequent Tuscia. Pilgrims travelling along the Via Francigena between Rome and France brought wealth and development during the medieval...
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of St. James to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Spain or the Via Francigena to Rome. In Rome, in the Middle Ages the pilgrims used to leave their...
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Florence. The capital of the duchy was Lucca, which was located along the Via Francigena, being also the city where the dukes resided. At the time of its establishment...
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area dates from the 10th century, thanks to its position across the Via Francigena, the main road from Rome to France. At that time, the development of...
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Florence and about 35 km (22 mi) northwest of Massa. It is located on the Via Francigena, and has maintained part of the medieval historical center. In the frazione...
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Araroa in New Zealand, the Camino de Santiago in Spain and France, the Via Francigena in France and Italy, the Grand Italian Trail in Italy, the Great Divide...
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EuroVelo (section EuroVelo 5 – Via Romea Francigena)
Germany, Czechia, Poland, and Ukraine. The EV5 route is inspired by the Via Francigena, a pilgrimage route from London to Rome first recorded by Archbishop...
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Diavolo, the "Bridge of the Devil", it was a vital river crossing on the Via Francigena, an early medieval road to Rome for those coming from France that was...
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the Via Francigena is travelled by pilgrims, especially in the last stretch of the road, the one in Italian territory. Along the Via Francigena there...
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Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley (part of the medieval Via Francigena), it straddles the Dora Baltea and is regarded as the centre of the...
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pilgrims in transit to Rome on the Via Francigena. The complex is near the ancient crossing of the Via Francigena over the Staggia River, near the Bonizio...
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Gropello Cairoli (section Via Francigena)
fields and small wetlands in search of prey. The historic route of the Via Francigena in Lombardy passes through the municipal area and along the town, coming...
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separate building with guest rooms for pilgrims following the popular Via Francigena and of a church-monastery (1015–1035), probably on the remains of the...
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art were brought to Siena in the fourteenth century by means of the Via Francigena, a main pilgrimage and trade route from Northern Europe to Rome. Simone's...
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CoEur devotional path (section Via delle Genti)
reaches Einsiedeln Abbey connecting the Via Francigena with the Camino de Santiago in its Swiss section, named Via Jacobi. This combination of paths creates...
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and Saint Fridianus, the city was one of the main destinations of the Via Francigena, the major pilgrimage route to Rome from the north. The Lucca cloth...
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extract toll from travelling merchants. The cities lucky to be close to Via Francigena, like Siena, were also able to obtain money by providing services to...
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