The Via Francigena 2024/2025

After completing the Camino Francès in late 2022, which I blogged about here, I researched more ancient pilgrimage paths in Europe and discovered two with origins older than Christendom.

The first was a fortnight in England from Winchester to Canterbury on The Pilgrims Way in the Spring of 2024. Here is that blog post.

Following that warmup, I walked through France, Switzerland, and northern Italy for most of 3 months on the Via Francigena. My 90-day Schengen Area visa expired shortly after arriving in Fidenza, Italy, completing the first “half” of that trek. I will return to Fidenza in April 2025 to resume my walk to Rome and on to the furthest terminus south, Santa Maria di Leuca.

I have many stories, photos, and video clips to share, but I will wait until the entire journey is over before posting them in this blog. In that way, I hope to document the whole trek at once. Thank you for your patience.

Via Francigena, Canterbury to Rome


Via Francigena 2024: Part 1 – 1,546 km (964 miles)


Via Francigena 2025: Part 2 – ≈1,570 km (≈975 miles)

Author: Chris

Until 2019, I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia focused on Community Economic Development. Before that, I was a high-tech executive, small business owner, consultant and business broker.

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