Lightfoot Companion to the Via Francigena - Canterbury to the Great Saint Bernard Pass Edition 3
Lightfoot Companion to the Via Francigena - Canterbury to the Great Saint Bernard Pass Edition 3

Author: Babette Gallard

Publisher:

Published: 2024-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9782917183526

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The LightFoot Companion is an optional partner to the LightFoot Guide.to the via Francigena A step-by-step guide to the history and culture of the via Francigena in England, France and Switzerland, with introductions to the famous, and sometimes infamous, personalities, associated with the route. Whether you want to put your toe in the water of the pilgrim experience, add colour to the landscapes of your journey or reminisce over a past journey the Lightfoot Companion is there to help. A light read, for anyone, anywhere, anytime.

Walking the Via Francigena Pilgrim Route - Part 3
Walking the Via Francigena Pilgrim Route - Part 3

Author: The Reverend Sandy Brown

Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited

Published: 2021-04-14

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1783628529

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An indispensable guidebook to the final 400km of the Via Francigena from Lucca to Rome. This is the most popular stretch of the pilgrim route connecting Canterbury to the Vatican City. Crossing Italy's heartland, this last section of the Via Francigena goes through two of Tuscany's loveliest cities, Lucca and Siena, and visits medieval San Gimignano, Monteriggioni and Radicofani. Divided into 18 day stages, the route is suitable for any averagely fit walker. Full stage directions are accompanied by maps showing the route line and the facilities available at different locations. Accommodation listings give invaluable information on low-cost pilgrim hostels and where to stay. There are useful city maps for Lucca, Siena, Rome and Viterbo, and a stage planning table lists intermediate distances between accommodation, so you can customise your own walking schedule. Containing a wealth of advice on planning, preparation and tips for making the most of the walk, this is a must-have guide for any pilgrim. One of three volumes covering the complete Via Francigena.

Walks of a Lifetime from Around the World
Walks of a Lifetime from Around the World

Author: Robert Manning

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-10-17

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1493072382

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Walking is simple, but it can also be profound. In an increasingly complex and frantic world, walking can help simplify and focus our lives, is an elegantly sustainable form of recreation, deepens our understanding and appreciation of the world’s great cultural landscapes, stimulates our thinking, and makes us healthier and happier in the process. In Walks of a Lifetime from Around the World, Bob and Martha Manning invite readers to join the walking community. The heart of the book is a series of first-hand descriptions of forty of the world’s great multi-day walks — walking vacations of a few days to a few weeks — spanning six continents, most U.S. states and Washington, DC, and ranging from inn-to-inn walks to backpacking treks. Many of these walks are among the world’s most iconic. Trail descriptions are richly illustrated with color photographs and maps.

The Pilgrim Road to Nidaros
The Pilgrim Road to Nidaros

Author: Alison Raju

Publisher: Cicerone PressLtd

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 9781852843144

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This is a walker's guide to the 643 km medieval pilgrim road from Oslo to Nidaros (Trondheim) Cathedral, where Saint Olav (king of Norway, and responsible for much of the conversion of the country to Christianity) was buried. His shrine was the focus not only of many miracles but also of the fourth most important pilgrim route in Europe ......

The Way of St Francis
The Way of St Francis

Author: The Reverend Sandy Brown

Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited

Published: 2015-09-30

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1783622458

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This guidebook describes the Way of St Francis a 550km month-long pilgrimage trail from Florence through Assisi to Rome. Split into 28 day stages, the walk begins in Florence and finishes in the Vatican City. Stages range from 8km to 30km with plenty to see, including ancient ruins, picturesque towns, national treasures, and stunning churches. This comprehensive guidebook fits in a jacket pocket or rucksack, and contains information on everything from accommodation and transport in Italy, to securing your credential (pilgrim identity card), budgeting, what to take, and where to do laundry. Stories of Francis of Assisi's life are also included. Although the route includes climbs and descents of up to 1200m, no special equipment is required - although your hiking boots and socks definitely need to get along. Following the steps of heroes, conquerors and saints on this pilgrim trail is manageable all year round, but is best done from April to June and mid-August to October. Route maps are given for every stage, and basic Italian phrases are included in the guidebook.

Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Frances
Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Frances

Author: John Brierley

Publisher: Findhorn Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13:

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The route of St Jean Pied de Port in the foothills of the French Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela represents one of the most popular Christian pilgrimages in the world. Walked by millions over the millennia it represents a force for spiritual transformation. This title offers a guide to the pilgrimage, including a fold out map and route planner, 33 daily stage maps with contour guides, 10 town maps including Santiago, a Sun Compass, to orientate your direction and information on all pilgrim hostels along the way together with details of alternative accommodation.

Walking the Via Francigena Pilgrim Route - Part 2
Walking the Via Francigena Pilgrim Route - Part 2

Author: The Reverend Sandy Brown

Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited

Published: 2021-06-15

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1783628634

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Guidebook to the Via Francigena pilgrim route from Lausanne to Lucca. Starting at Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), this 725km section crosses the Alps at the historic Great Saint Bernard Pass, descends the Po Valley, then climbs to cross the Cisa Pass into Tuscany. Described in 32 stages, with information on facilities and pilgrim hostels.

Lightfoot Guide to the Via Francigena
Lightfoot Guide to the Via Francigena

Author: Babette Gallard

Publisher: Eurl Pilgrimage Publications

Published: 2008-04-01

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9782917183021

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This is the second volume in a two volume guide for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders travelling the via Francigena - the ancient pilgrim route from Canterbury in England to Rome. The second volume covers the 942 kilometres from the summit of the Great Saint Bernard Pass on the Swiss-Italian border to St Peter's Square in Rome. Each volume contains detailed routing instructions, route schematics, listings of accommodation and services and descriptions of the history of key locations along the route. Purchasers of the book are entitled to receive GPS waypoint data and periodic route updates.

A Long Way for a Pizza
A Long Way for a Pizza

Author: Brian Mooney

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781854187901

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Author and journalist Brian Mooney returns to Italy, the country where some 30 years earlier he reported on the deaths and elections of two Popes, and the kidnap and murder of its former Prime Minister, Aldo Moro. He travels on foot, setting out from his home in Essex, and going via London so that he can walk from St Paul's Cathedral to St Peter's Basilica. His journey is for enjoyment, but is also a quest to find out what kind of a pilgrim he is; Hilaire Belloc's classic, The Path to Rome, helps him come up with some surprising answers. Belloc's and Mooney's journeys could not be more different. Belloc, pilgrim staff in hand, set out in the early 20th century to celebrate Christianity; Mooney, with Visa card, BlackBerry and St Luke's Gospel in his rucksack, journeys through a much changed secular Europe. A Long Way for a Pizza is a picaresque and at times provocative narrative of a 1,300 mile walk through France, across the Jura and Alps and down Italy, and a cheerful account of the people Mooney meets and places he visits.