Via Francigena

Via Francigena

Immovable Culture Heritage

Via Francigena is a historic pilgrim’s route from Canterbury to Rome. First travelled by Sigeric the Serious, Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 990, this historic pilgrimage route is now travelled by around 50,000 hikers yearly. The route begins at Canterbury cathedral, traveling to Dover and across the English Channel. The route continues through France into Switzerland, crossing the alps at the Great St Bernard Pass. After crossing the Italian border, the route continues down the eastern side of Italy and finishes at Rome. The route is mostly footpaths and rough trails, with substantial elevation change in some stages. This difficult terrain promotes SDG 3: good health and wellbeing. Walking is a far more environmentally responsible mode of transport than air travel, car or train, so promoting walking tourism (which the Via Francigena is an example of) can help contribute to SDG 13: climate action.

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