The Via Francigena was first documented in 725. As with the Spanish route, you can start and end your hike at any section. After all, there are no rules for a pilgrimage. But if you want a certificate ...

But less known and far less traveled is the Via Francigena in Italy ... the company will help obtain a “testimonium” from the Vatican certifying they have completed a portion of the trail.

“We’re all family here,” he laughs. Testimonium of the Magna Via Francigena, received in Agrigento. The stamped certificate certifies the completion of the pilgrimage. I trail a shepherd ...

Our travel agent suggested two spots on the Camino Via Francigena walking through Tuscany to Rome. We would get our completion “testimonium” from the Vatican. It sounded sublime, and we signed up.

The Piacenza section of the Via Francigena will be revived thanks to a regional tender won by six municipalities. The project includes physical works and a design competition “2019 will be the year of ...

And for much of that time it has been welcoming travellers, from Etruscan merchants and Roman soldiers to pilgrims travelling along the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome. There are recorded ...

The Via Francigena is a lesser-known cousin of Spain’s Camino, writes Yvonne Gordon. It's arguably more beautiful, too... San Miniato in Tuscany. Photo: Caminoways.com “San Miniato is halfway ...