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2009 LightFoot Guide review

Reliable directions! Such a huge difference. The authors show their expertise in particular when they guide the walker away from the Way Marks, as their recommendations are almost always superior to the official option. The maps - accurate, reliable, and (particularly important to me) provide a lot of detail for the surrounding area, making it easier to correct a mistake if you do make one. No need to also purchase the Topofrancigena - this guide has you covered. The altitude chart is also quite handy. It is clear that this guide is as up-to-the-moment as a guide can get. Making a guide is hard enough - annual updatesthat provide the details this guide does is a massive commitment. I definitely want to reiterate once more my gratitude for the books. I wouldn't have had the great experience that I had in September-October without them, and I probably wouldn't be planning on a student trip for next summer. Dave Whitson walked the via Francigena,using the LightFoot Guides, in 2009

To read the full review go to:

http://www.pilgrimagepublications.com/LightFoot%20Guide%20Review%202009.htm

Joshua Bell is walking the via Francigena now ... brave man!

http://lethimcomehither.wordpress.com/2009/10/

Alan Steele is preparing to walk the via Francigena in April, 2010.

http://www.assisi2santiago.com/

Just after Easter 2010, I will set out from the Basilica at Assisi to fulfil a dream that has been at the back of my mind for the past 8 years, since I first walked the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostella. I am undertaking a pilgrimage in the footsteps of St Francis who walked from Assisi in Italy, to Santiago in Spain, in the year 1214. My daughter having been diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia in 2005, I decided to combine my intended pilgrimage with fund raising, and to seek sponsors to support the fight against leukaemia. I will cover all my own expenses, so all funds raised will go directly to the Leukaemia Foundation without deduction. I intend to walk at an average of 30kms a day, and as it is approximately 2500 kms to Santiago, after allowing for some rest days, I should reach Santiago in about 90 days.

A New, Italian, Pilgrim Credential is now available from Caupona Sigerico. Click here to view and download:

http://www.pilgrimagepublications.com/GPS%20Downloads.htm

Note: We are aware that there is some disagreement with regard to creating 'official' pilgrim credentials, but until this has been resolved we are happy to provide links to all sources, in accordance with our aim to provide any information we consider useful for pilgrims.

2010 Via Francigena Guides - available from March 2010.

We are currently working on a number of updates, which include suggestions from relevant associations and individual pilgrims. If you have any you would like us to take account of, please let us have them before the end of November 2009. More specifically, we will also be incorporating amendments relating to the route between Besançon and Ivrea, provided by the AEVF (European Via Francigena Association). The new route largely follows our current primary route, but does include a new section immediately after Besançon. We will add this and provide detailed instructions.

LightFoot Companion to the Via Francigena - available from February 2010.

Walkers, cyclists and horse-riders must minimise the weight they carry, and in recognition of this need LightFoot Guides are restricted to the delivery of basic route and accommodation data. The LightFoot Companion provides the additional historical and cultural information that will enhance your experience of the Via Francigena and allow you to choose how and when you use it.

To view sample pages go to:

http://www.pilgrimagepublications.com/COMPANION.htm

We have just received an excellent review of the route - Lausanne to Roma (16 September to 13 October) - by Dave Whitson. He has highlighted a number of issues with regard to the way-marking, accommodation and our own guide. His comments are extremely valuable for anyone thinking of travelling along this section of the Via Francigena, and we will incorporate a number of his suggestions in our 2010 Guides.

http://www.pilgrimagepublications.com/dave%20whitson%20review.htm

PILGRIM READING CORNER - Nearly every pilgrim has a story to tell and some have even written it. Pilgrim's Corner is set aside for a list of books and personal accounts, with access links.

http://www.pilgrimagepublications.com/PILGRIMS%20CORNER.htm

If you have written a personal account of your pilgrim journey, or know of one that you would like to recommend, then let us know about it mail@pilgrimagepublications.com We will list it under our Pilgrim's Corner section, with reviews as an optional extra.