New Pilgrim Hostel in Bapaume
A Maison des Pèlerins was inaugerated on December 15, 2025. It is located at 4, rue de l’Église, Bapaume close by the church of Saint Nicolas in the town centre. Click here for more information.
Join us for Springtime in Tuscany
Next spring we will be walking from Siena to Rome in easy stages with bag transport all the way. It is a perfect time of year to experience the beauty of Tuscany while treading in the footsteps of pilgrims on … Read More
Abbazia di San Salvatore
In preparation for the jubilee year there have been improvements and a change of contacts for the accommodation in the abbey. Email: foresteriaabbadiass@gmail.com Call or whatsapp: +39 342 811 3456 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569943504241
Tournehem-Sur-La-Hem Accommodation
Chambres d’Hôtes – Lysensoone, in Tournehem-Sur-La-Hem is no longer accepting pilgrims.
A sense of the Grand Saint Bernard in Winter
The Guardian December 31, 2024 – click to read full article
Sigeric’s Final Stop in France
A good few years ago one of the founders of the now CPR FB group (Jonas Ewe) made a comment which I paraphrase “you know Sigeric was on a business trip and in a hurry to get back to Canterbury … Read More
Lightfoot Guide to the via Podiensis
The 2025 edition of the guide from Le Puy en Velay to Roncevaux is in the process of being released and should be available in all book stores shortly. In addition to route and accommodation updates, the guide is presented … Read More
Very useful new accommodation option in Cessières-Suzy
The stage from Tergnier or La Fère to Laon is extremely long no en route possibilities to break the journey. However, a couple have in the last year begun to rent an apartment on the main road at Cessières-Suzy. https://web.facebook.com/LeStudioAJ
Advice for Hikers Planning to Camp in Northern France
While I have found municipal and farm campsites to be always welcoming, it seems that at least 2 sites have decided that overnight campers are not worth their while. An Australian hiker in a single man tent was refused a … Read More
The Coole Valley Historic Route
Immediately south of Chalons-en-Champagne the route divides into the modern VF/GR®145 route heading east to pass through Vitry-le-François and the shorter and more likely Sigeric route following the Roman road via Coole. The Fédération Française Via Francigena (FFVF) have begun … Read More