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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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