Via Francigena

an ancient pilgrimage route stretching from Canterbury to Rome, crossing four countries and offering a profound journey through European history and diverse landscapes.

3000 km

TOTAL LENGHT

97 days

DURATION

2.473 m

MAX ELEVATION

THE ROUTE

Trail map

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HIKE DETAILS

Stages

  • UK
    Cantebury > Dover
    31,3 km
  • FRANCE
    Calais >Wissant
    20,4 km
  • Wissant > Guines
    26,2 km
  • Guines > Licques
    16 km
  • LICQUES > TOURNEHEM SUR LA HEM
    14,6 Km
  • TOURNEHEM SUR LA HEM > WISQUES
    20,0 Km
  • WISQUES > THEROUANNE 21,9 Km
  • THEROUANNE > AUCHY AU BOIS
    15,5 Km
  • AUCHY AU BOIS > BRUAY LA BRUSSIERE
    25,5 Km
  • BRUAY LA BRUSSIERE > ABLAIN SAINT NAZAIRE
    27,0 Km
  • ABLAIN SAINT NAZAIRE > ARRAS
    20,4 Km
  • ARRAS > BAPAUME
    26,5 Km
  • BAPAUME > PERONNE
    32,0 Km
  • PERONNE > TREFCON
    16,5 Km
  • TREFCON > SERAUCOURT LE GRAND
    15,2 Km
  • SERAUCOURT LE GRAND > TERGNIER
    17,1 Km
  • TERGNIER – LAON
    33,2 Km
  • LAON – CORBENY
    26,7 Km
  • CORBENY – HERMONVILLE 23,4 Km
  • HERMONVILLE – REIMS
    16,6 Km
  • REIMS – VERZENAY
    17,3 Km
  • VERZENAY – CONDE SUR MARNE
    23,2 Km
  • CONDE SUR MARNE – CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE 18,8 Km
  • CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE – LA CHAUSSEE SUR MARNE 23,6 Km
  • LA CHAUSSEE SUR MARNE – VITRY LE FRANÇOIS
    22,4 Km
  • VITRY LE FRANÇOIS – SAINT REMY EN BOUZEMONT
    20,9 Km
  • SAINT REMY EN BOUZEMONT – LENTILLES
    24,4 Km
  • LENTILLES – BRIENNE LE CHATEAU
    31,7 Km
  • BRIENNE LE CHATEAU – DOLANCOURT
    26,8 Km
  • DOLANCOURT – BAR SUR AUBE
    13 Km
  • BAR SUR AUBE – CLAIRVAUX 14,8 Km
  • CLAIRVAUX – CHATEAUVILLAIN
    24,3 Km
  • CHATEAUVILLAIN – MORMANT 22,8 Km
  • MORMANT – LANGRES
    28,6 Km
  • LANGRES – TORCENAY – CHALINDREY
    24,4 Km
  • CHALINDREY – TORCENAY – CHAMPLITTE
    35,1 Km
  • CHAMPLITTE – DAMPIERRE SUR SALON
    17,2 Km
  • DAMPIERRE SUR SALON – GY 33,8 Km
  • GY – CUSSEY SUR L’OGNON 15,6 Km
  • CUSSEY SUR L’OGNON – BESANÇON
    18,2 Km
  • BESANÇON – ORNANS
    27,9 Km
  • ORNANS – MOUTHIER HAUTE PIERRE 14,4 Km
  • MOUTHIER HAUTE PIERRE – PONTARLIER 23,0 Km
  • PONTARLIER – JOUGNE 19,3 Km
  • SWITZERLAND
    JOUGNE – ORBE
    18 Km
  • ORBE – COSSONAY
    25,7 Km
  • COSSONAY – LAUSANNE
    25,1 Km
  • LAUSANNE – VEVEY
    21,8 Km
  • VEVEY – AIGLE
    25,0 Km
  • AIGLE – SAINT MAURICE
    18,2 Km
  • SAINT MAURICE – MARTIGNY
    16,5 Km
  • MARTIGNY – ORSIERES
    19,7 Km
  • ORSIERES – BOURG SAINT PIERRE
    13,9 Km
  • BOURG SAINT PIERRE – COL GRAND SAINT BERNARD 12,3 Km
  • ITALY
    PASSO DEL GRAN SAN BERNARDO – ETROUBLES
    12,8 Km
  • ETROUBLES – AOSTA 16,0 Km
  • AOSTA – CHATILLON
    28,6 Km
  • CHATILLON – VERRES
    21,5 Km
  • VERRES – PONT SAINT MARTIN
    16 Km
  • PONT SAINT MARTIN – IVREA 21,8 Km
  • IVREA – VIVERONE
    20,3 Km
  • VIVERONE – SANTHIA’
    16,8 Km
  • SANTHIA’ – VERCELLI
    27,0 Km
  • VERCELLI – ROBBIO
    18,7 Km
  • ROBBIO – MORTARA
    14,3 Km
  • MORTARA – GARLASCO
    23,6 Km
  • GARLASCO – PAVIA 25,4 Km
  • PAVIA – SANTA CRISTINA
    28,0 Km
  • SANTA CRISTINA – ORIO LITTA
    17,1 Km
  • ORIO LITTA – PIACENZA (TRANSITUM PADI) 22 Km
  • PIACENZA – FIORENZUOLA 32,4 Km
  • FIORENZUOLA – FIDENZA
    22,5 Km
  • FIDENZA – FORNOVO DI TARO 34,0 Km
  • FORNOVO DI TARO – CASSIO 21,1 Km
  • CASSIO – PASSO DELLA CISA
    19,0 Km
  • PASSO DELLA CISA – PONTREMOLI
    19,7 Km
  • PONTREMOLI – AULLA 32,0 Km
  • AULLA – AVENZA 32,9 Km
  • AVENZA – PIETRASANTA
    29,1 Km
  • PIETRASANTA – LUCCA
    32,4 Km
  • LUCCA – ALTOPASCIO
    18,5 Km
  • ALTOPASCIO – SAN MINIATO 29,0 Km
  • SAN MINIATO – GAMBASSI TERME 24,0 Km
  • GAMBASSI TERME – SAN GIMIGNANO 13,5 Km
  • SAN GIMIGNANO – MONTERIGGIONI
    30,9 Km
  • MONTERIGGIONI – SIENA 20,6 Km
  • SIENA – PONTE D’ARBIA
    25,7 Km
  • PONTE D’ARBIA – SAN QUIRICO D’ORCIA
    26,2 Km
  • SAN QUIRICO D’ORCIA – RADICOFANI
    32,6 Km
  • RADICOFANI – ACQUAPENDENTE 23,9 Km
  • ACQUAPENDENTE – BOLSENA
    23,0 Km
  • BOLSENA – MONTEFIASCONE 18,3 Km
  • MONTEFIASCONE – VITERBO
    18,0 Km
  • VITERBO – VETRALLA
    18,4 Km
  • VETRALLA – SUTRI
    24,0 Km
  • SUTRI – CAMPAGNANO
    27,2 Km
  • CAMPAGNANO – LA STORTA
    22,4 Km
  • LA STORTA – ROMA – VATICANO
    19,3 Km

Best time to go

Spring

march-june

Autumn

semptember-november

Summer

june-semptember

winter

november-march

Final Tips from Local Guides

  • Respect the Riposo: Small Italian shops close from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Always buy your lunch and snacks the night before or early morning, or you’ll find yourself stranded without food during the hottest part of the day.
  • Save Your Joints: Large sections of the trail are hard asphalt, which is brutal on knees. Use trekking poles with rubber tips to absorb the shock, and don't feel guilty about taking a local train to skip long, industrial road stretches.

Packing List

  • Sturdy Hiking Boots and trail runners
  • High-Quality Merino Wool Socks
  • The Pilgrim Passport
  • Lightweight Sleep System
  • Specialized First Aid
  • Power Bank & Offline Maps
  • Reusable Water Bladder (2L+)
  • Ultra-Light Rain Gear
  • Quick-Dry Clothing
  • Lorem Ipsum
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