The tour begins outside Canterbury Cathedral from the zero kilometre milestone. It continues on to UNESCO sites and into the English countryside and romantic villages to Dover.
Our 10 day tour is designed to give a taste of the Via Francigena in France. It covers almost 400 km from Calais to Reims along the path that Archbishop Sigeric walked in AD 990 on his return journey from Rome to Canterbury. This tour aim to satisfy the needs of the modern day pilgrim and has something for everyone.
The tour begins at Lausanne Cathedral and continues around Lake Geneva. There are magnificent views of the French Alps and the lake as you walk through the UNESCO listed Lavaux vineyards. Then walk through the Rhône Valley and into the towering Swiss Alps to Grand-St-Bernard Pass.
Walk the last 100 km of the Via Francigena from Montefiascone to Rome and receive your pilgrim Testimonium at St Peter’s Basilica. Continue reading to discover more about this tour.
Walk the Via Francigena from Siena to Montefiascone and discover the best of Tuscany and Lazio! Continue reading for more information.
Enjoy the hilltop towns, walled cities and magic landscape walking the Via Francigena from Lucca to Siena. Continue reading to discover more about this amazing walk in Tuscany!
If you have a specific part of the Via Francigena that you would like to explore, we can design a tour to suit your needs.
I am still trying to drink it all in … what an amazing journey over the past month … great lodgings … beautiful country of Italy … everything went smoothly … all we had to do was walk!
Your service has exceeded all my expectations and I wish you continued success.
Your trip arrangements, details carefully taken care, organization and personal assistance during our journey were impeccable.
Via Francigena Tours aims to make the amazing Canterbury to Rome pilgrimage available to everyone. Also, we like to pamper our pilgrims so that all they have to do is walk. This means, we believe in the importance of taking the time to simply put one foot in front of the other and there is no better path to do this on than the ancient Via Francigena.
