AA Traveller Winter 2022
The magazine of the Automobile Association South Africa. Autumn 2022 edition. Published in English.
The magazine of the Automobile Association South Africa. Autumn 2022 edition. Published in English.
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THEITALIAN<br />
PILGRIMROUTES<br />
Italyhas severalstunning hiking route, like<br />
thosethatlink thetowns along theAmalfi<br />
coast.The land of wine and pastaisalso<br />
home to twopilgrimageroutes.<br />
UNITED<br />
KINGDOM<br />
LONDON<br />
Canterbury<br />
PARIS<br />
NETHERLANDS<br />
BRUSSELS<br />
BELGIUM<br />
GERMANY<br />
0 65 130 260<br />
Kilometres<br />
PRAGUE<br />
CZECHIA<br />
FRANCE<br />
BERN<br />
SWITZERLAND<br />
AUSTRIA<br />
1<br />
ITALY<br />
SPAIN<br />
TheVia Francesco<br />
FlorencetoRome (550<br />
km,about28days)<br />
This routeisalsocalledthe Way<br />
of St Francis,and runs past towns<br />
andplacesthatare in some way<br />
associated with St Francis of Assisi.<br />
So,it’snot necessarilyaroute<br />
that St Francis walked himself. (St<br />
Francis did, however, complete<br />
theCamino de Santiago.) Thetown<br />
Assisi is oneofseveralhighlights<br />
alongthe way.<br />
Mediterranean Sea<br />
2<br />
SanGimignano<br />
Siena<br />
Florence<br />
Viterbo<br />
1<br />
Assisi<br />
ROME<br />
TheVia Francigena<br />
Canterbury to Rome (1 700km, 80 days)<br />
In 880, bishop Sigeric “the Serious” from Canterbury,<br />
England, walked this routetofetch hisceremonial scarffrom<br />
thepopeinVatican City.Centuries later, it wasstill beingused<br />
by merchantsand pilgrimsontheir waytoRome. Theofficial<br />
startisatthe Canterbury CathedralinKent, England; you<br />
then walk through partsofFranceand Switzerlandbefore<br />
youessentially hikedownthe wholelengthofItaly.Sigeric<br />
mapped his80-dayjourney,and youcan follow in hisown<br />
footsteps. Fewpilgrimswalkthe wholeVia Francigena,but in<br />
Italy theroute is well marked,and you’ll gopasticonictowns<br />
like Siena, SanGimignano andViterbo.And thefoodalong the<br />
wayisout of thisworld!<br />
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WINTER <strong>2022</strong> | <strong>AA</strong> <strong>Traveller</strong>
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