Books referring to the VF
The LightFoot Guide to the via Francigena – Canterbury to The Great Saint Bernard Pass – 9th Edition
The 9th Edition of the Lightfoot Guide to the via Francigena describes the official route from the summit of the Great Saint Bernard Pass to Saint Peter’s Square – Rome. With the very latest trail and accommodation information the book will lead you safely through this challenging journey.
In addition to the detailed descriptions of 48 stages covering the 1239 kilometres of the official route, the guide also provides dozens of alternatives allowing you to reduce your walking distance, follow more closely the historic route or enjoy more of the dramatic Apennine landscape. Accommodation is listed along the entire route with a full range of prices and types.
You will have the freedom to make the journey your way.
The guide is available in full colour, initially as an interactive eBook with active links to your smart phone apps.
The LightFoot Guide to the via Francigena – The Great Saint Bernard Pass to Saint Peter’s Square – 9th Edition
The 9th Edition of the Lightfoot Guide to the via Francigena describes the official route from the summit of the Great Saint Bernard Pass to Saint Peter’s Square – Rome. With the very latest trail and accommodation information the book … Read More
The LightFoot Companion to the via Francigena Canterbury to the Great Saint Bernard Pass
The Lightfoot Companion is an optional addition to the Lightfoot Guide and presents information on the key points of cultural interest along the length of the route. Written by Babette Gallard Full colour; 98 pages; 216 x 140 mm … Read More
The LightFoot Companion to the via Francigena Italy: Great Saint Bernard Pass to St Peter’s Square, Rome
The Lightfoot Companion is an optional addition to the Lightfoot Guide and presents information on the key points of cultural interest along the length of the route. Written by Babette Gallard Full colour; 150 pages; 216 x 140 mm … Read More
Sigeric’s Bike – Touring Cyclists Guide to the via Francigena
Sigeric’s Bike – the Touring Cyclist’s Guide to the via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome, comprises 24 stages covering 1901km. The route leads from the seat of the christian church in England and also one of the first Roman settlements … Read More
Lightfoot Guide to Foraging – Wild Foods by the Wayside
“Nowadays if I look at a meadow I think lunch.” A guide to over 130 of the most common edible and medicinal plants in Western Europe, aimed at the long-distance or casual hiker along the main pilgrim routes through Western Europe. The author has had some 40 years of experience in foraging and though a Dutchman by birth, has been at home all over Europe including Germany, Ireland, England and for the last 8 years in Italy along the Via Francigena pilgrim route, where he feeds his family as a subsistence farmer, cultivating a small piece of Ligurian hillside along permaculture principles, and by gathering food from the wild.
Written by Heiko Vermeulen – first published in February 2012.
Full colour; 144 pages;216 x 140 mm;176gm