Walking the Via Francigena Pilgrim Route - Part 2: Lausanne and the Great St Bernard Pass to Lucca [Paperback]

A guidebook to walking the 2000km Via Francigena pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome. Part of a three-volume set, this volume covers the middle 726km, from Lausanne, Switzerland, to Lucca, Italy. Suitable for most abilities – although the crossing of the Jura mountains calls for moderate fitness – this section can be walked in around a month, or there is the option to cycle some of the way.

The route is presented in 32 stages, of between 13 and 34km (8–21 miles).

• GPX filesavailable to download
• 1:100,000 mappingplus larger-scale town maps for key locations
• Handyroute summary tablesandpilgrim lodging detailshelp you plan your itinerary
• Comprehensive information aboutrefreshments and facilitiesalong the route
• Advice onplanning and preparation

Sanford ‘Sandy’ Brown is an author, community activist, long-distance walker, and ordained minister from Seattle, Washington.After reading ‘The Pilgrimage’, by Paolo Coelho in 1992, he planned his 2008 trek on the Camino de Santiago and since then has walked over 9000 kilometres on pilgrim trails in Europe.Sandy earned his undergraduate degree in medieval history at the University of Washington in Seattle, his MDiv at Garrett Theological Seminary, and his doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary in gender, sexuality.The guidebook contains everything the hiker needs to plan and walk the route. Written by a leading authority in pilgrim guidebooks.