Via Francigena - Gallery

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  • Canterbury Cathedral, the starting point of the Via Francigena.

  • Pilgrims bound for Rome depart Canterbury Cathedral from the Christ Church Gate.

  • The North Downs Way near Shepherdswell, Kent. This trail is the official route of the Via Francigena in England.

  • Crossroads of the Via Francigena (designated in France as the Grande Randonnée route GR145) and the GR654 in the département of Marne, northern France.

  • The Great St. Bernard Pass in high summer.

  • Column built by the Compagnia di Sigerico at Soprarivo, Calendasco. An identical one stands in the village of Corte Sant'Andrea, Lombardy.

  • Sigeric's station no. XXX in Aulla, Tuscany.

  • Mediaeval Italian manuscript depicting the Castle of Tentennano on the Via Francigena.

  • St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City in Rome holds one of the final destinations of the pilgrimage, the tomb of St. Peter the Apostle.

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