And that is where this pilgrim route, known as the Via Francigena, differs markedly from some other pilgrim routes, such as the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. I have never ...
In the Middle Ages, the Via Francigena was Europe’s overland ... Cypress trees, farmland and forests adjoin the gravel paths of the pilgrimage route.Credit: Shutterstock After centuries of ...
Siena’s secret weapon was its location along the Via Francigena, the pilgrimage route that links Rome to Canterbury. Islamic rugs and French carvings and Scholastic learnings flowed in ...
The church is on the Via Francigena, a pilgrimage route from Canterbury, through France and Switzerland and all the way to ...
Despite our secularising world, pilgrimage is enjoying ... passport stamped en route. It begins in Tralee and wends down ...
It's one of three towns forming the so-called 'golden triangle of olive oil' – one of the most prestigious olive oil ...
Reverend Steve Wilkinson said he hoped people would enjoy the route Walkers and churchgoers have been enjoying the newly opened Athelstan Pilgrim Way (APW) in North Wiltshire. The new pilgrimage ...
In bygone days, visitors lined en masse on what is currently known as the Kumano Kodo ancient pilgrimage routes to reach the ... and physical refreshment via visits to religious places.
The tendency of people to work well into their retirement ages is threatening the future of the sacred pilgrimage route of 88 temples on Shikoku island, tourism officials say. Tackling sections of ...
Perhaps because pilgrimage ... route. Committed pilgrims can continue into Sweden and beyond. Regent Holidays (0117 453 3001) offers a seven-night Finnish Archipelago Trail by E-bike trip, via ...