Cicerone Guides: Pilgrim Route, Walking the Via Francigena, Part 4 Rome to Monte Santa Angelo, Bari, Brindisi and Santa Maria di Leuca

About this book

A guidebook to walking the final section of the 2000 km Via Francigena pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome. Part of a four-volume set, this volume covers the 940 km historic route from Rome to Santa Maria di Leuca in Puglia. The route is presented in 52 stages of 9 to 30 km (6–19 miles), including alternative routes, with information on facilities and pilgrim hostels. Suitable for most abilities.

- GPX files available to download
- 1:100,000 maps and profiles included for each stage
- Handy route summary tables help you plan your itinerary
- Refreshment and accommodation information given for each trek stage
- Advice on planning and preparation

Contents

Route summary tables 
Map key 
Overview profile 
Foreword 

Introduction: Rome to Santa Maria di Leuca, Monte Sant’Angelo, and Bari 
      Origins of the Via Francigena in the South 
      A route steeped in history 
      Landscapes 
      Languages 
      The pilgrim experience 
      Route and schedule options 
      Getting there and back 
      When to go 
Planning your day to day 
      Stage planning 
      Lodgings 
      Food 
      Budget planning 
      Preparation and training 
      What to pack 
      Baggage and storage services 
      Local facilities and practical information 
      Waymarking 
      Safety and health 
How to use this guide 
      GPX downloads 

Section 1: Lazio 
      Stage 1 Rome to Castel Gandolfo 
      Stage 2 Castel Gandolfo to Velletri 
      Stage 3 Velletri to Cori 
      Stage 4 Cori to Sermoneta 
      Stage 5 Sermoneta to Sezze 
      Stage 6 Sezze to Abbazia di Fossanova 
      Stage 7 Abbazia di Fossanova to Terracina 
      Stage 7–8A Variant Abbazia di Fossanova to Monte San Biagio 
      Stage 8 Terracina to Fondi 
      Stage 9 Fondi to Itri 
      Stage 10 Itri to Formia 
      Stage 11 Formia to Marina di Minturno 
      Stage 12 Marina di Minturno to Sessa Aurunca 
Section 2: Campania 
      Stage 13 Sessa Aurunca to Teano 
      Stage 14 Teano to Roccaromana 
      Stage 15 Roccaromana to Alife 
      Stage 16 Alife to Faicchio 
      Stage 17 Faicchio to Telese Terme 
      Stage 18 Telese Terme to Vitulano 
      Stage 19 Vitulano to Benevento 
      Stage 20 Benevento to Buonalbergo 
      Stage 21 Buonalbergo to Celle di San Vito 
      Stage 22 Celle di San Vito to Troia 
Section 3A: Monte Sant’Angelo Variant 
      Stage MSA23 Troia to Lucera 
      Stage MSA24 Lucera to San Severo 
      Stage MSA25 San Severo to Stignano 
      Stage MSA26 Stignano to San Giovanni Rotondo 
      Stage MSA27 San Giovanni Rotondo to Monte Sant’Angelo 
      Section 3B: Via Litoranea Connection 
Section 3: Puglia from Troia to Brindisi 
      Stage 23 Troia to Castelluccio dei Sauri 
      Stage 24 Castelluccio dei Sauri to Ordona 
      Stage 25 Ordona to Stornara 
      Stage 26 Stornara to Cerignola 
      Stage 27 Cerignola to Canosa di Puglia 
      Stage 28 Canosa di Puglia to Andria 
      Stage 29 Andria to Corato 
      Stage 30 Corato to Ruvo di Puglia 
      Stage 31 Ruvo di Puglia to Bitonto 
      Stage 32 Bitonto to Bari 
      Stage 33 Bari to Mola di Bari 
      Stage 34 Mola di Bari to Monopoli 
      Stage 35 Monopoli to Savelletri 
      Stage 36 Savelletri to Torre Canne 
      Stage 37 Torre Canne to Torre Santa Sabina 
      Stage 38 Torre Santa Sabina to Brindisi 
Section 4: Puglia from Brindisi to Santa Maria di Leuca 
      Stage 39 Brindisi to Torchiarolo 
      Stage 40 Torchiarolo to Lecce 
      Stage 41 Lecce to Martano 
      Stage 42 Martano to Otranto 
      Stage 43 Otranto to Vignacastrisi 
      Stage 44 Vignacastrisi to Tricase 
      Stage 45 Tricase to Santa Maria di Leuca 

Appendix A Stage planning tables 
Appendix B Useful contacts 
Appendix C Bibliography 
Appendix D The route of the Bordeaux Pilgrim in Southern Italy

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Biography

Sanford 'Sandy' Brown is a community activist, long-distance walker and ordained minister from Seattle, Washington. Inspired by The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho, he trekked the Camino de Santiago in 2008 and, since then, has walked or biked over 18,000 km on pilgrim trails in Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy and the United States. He leads group pilgrimage treks through his travel company. Sandy earned his undergraduate degree in medieval history at the University of Washington in Seattle, his MDiv at Garrett Theological Seminary, which honoured him in 2006 as a Distinguished Alumnus, and in 1997 earned a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary in gender, sexuality and spirituality. In 2023, the European Association of Via Francigena Ways bestowed its Honor Award on Sandy for his contributions to the development of the route. He has two grown sons and lives with his wife, Theresa Elliott, in Lucca, Italy.