The Francigena Route

the Francigena route by Valentina Rabellotti and Simona Baldinazzo Art High School and College “Felice Casorati” Novara, Italy

Today we can reconstruct his route thanks to a document in which the stages of his travel are described. ,[object Object]

Passing on Lemano lake, the route passed through the sluice of Agaune, where there was a famous monastery that conserved Saint Maurizio’s relics. ,[object Object]

The total distance developed for 1600 km. Pilgrims often walked 20-25 km a day, travelling in group and on foot for penitential reasons.

The original route crossed thirty-three cities : Canterbury , Calais , Bruay , Arras , Reims , Châlons-sur-Marne , Bar-sur-Aube , Besançon , Pontarlier , Losanna , Gran San Bernardo , Aosta , Ivrea , Santhià , Vercelli , Pavia ( deviation for Bobbio ), Piacenza , Fiorenzuola , Fidenza ( deviation for Parma ), Fornovo , Pontremoli , Aulla , Luni , Lucca , Porcari , Altopascio , S. Genesio , S. Gimignano , Siena , S.Quirico , Bolsena , Viterbo , Sutri , Roma .

The Francigena route today ,[object Object]

This recognition testifies Europe's cultural identity in the broadest sense of the word, by appreciating both its peculiarities and its unity and by laying special emphasis on its artistic patrimony.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A work of : Simona Baldinazzo and Valentina Rabellotti IV class Liceo Artistico Statale “Felice Casorati” of Novara

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