Cicerone Press's video: The Via Francigena with Sandy Brown Luca Bruschi Julia Lewis and Beatrice Moricci

A journey from Great St Bernard Pass to Rome: join our panel of expert guests to explore the Italian section of this 1900km pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome. This is a recording of the latest in our series of Tune-in Tuesday live events. Our panel is a group of Via Francigena experts and enthusiasts. Sandy Brown is an ordained minister, community activist and long distance walker from Seattle, Washington, and author of Cicerone's upcoming new guides to Via Francigena. https://www.cicerone.co.uk/authors/sandy-brown Joining us from Fidenza in Italy, Luca Bruschi is the executive director of the European Association of Vie Francigene. Luca explained the history of the route, the work by his association and how an 8th century pilgrim trail is important for offering European unity today. https://www.viefrancigene.org/en/ Julia Lewis, secretary of the Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome joined us from near the beginning of the trail in Canterbury, England to share her experience of walking the Via Francigena in 2015. Discover the highs and lows of the route and the importance of rewarding yourself with gelato after a long day walking. https://pilgrimstorome.org.uk/ Our final guest joined us from the Via Francigena itself, from a cafe in San Quirico d’Orcia, Tuscany. Beatrice Moricci is currently walking the Via Francigena from Great St Bernard Pass to Rome and then to Santa Maria di Leuca. A fantastic photographer, Beatrice shared some of her photography from the route and the stories of the people in the photos, as well as what it feels like to walk the Via Francigena now in summer 2020. https://www.beatricemoricci.com/ This video is part of Cicerone's Tune-in Tuesday series of live chats with authors and outdoor enthusiasts. Check our events calendar to join us live for future events. https://www.cicerone.co.uk/events