Books referring to the VF
The LightFoot Guide to the via Francigena – Canterbury to The Great Saint Bernard Pass – 9th Edition
LightFoot Guides are written for Walkers and Cyclists, helping them to find the route, places to stay and meet their personal goals.
There is no right way to make a journey as challenging as this. This book together with the LightFoot Companion will provide you with the resources to enjoy doing it your way.
With dozens of alternative routes, accommodation choices and cultural highlights described for the entire length of the journey the Lightfoot series will give you the freedom to succeed.
The 9th edition of the guide will lead you in 48 stages along the 1239 kilometres of the modern via Francigena from the gates of Canterbury Cathedral to the summit of the Great Saint Bernard Pass.
Written by Paul Chinn and Babette Gallard
Full colour; 248 pages; 216 x 140 mm
The LightFoot Guide to the via Francigena – The Great Saint Bernard Pass to Saint Peter’s Square – 9th Edition
LightFoot Guides are written for Walkers and Cyclists, helping them to find the route, places to stay and meet their personal goals.
There is no right way to make a journey as challenging as this. This book together with the LightFoot Companion will provide you with the resources to enjoy doing it your way.
In addition to the detailed descriptions of 42 stages covering the 1028 kilometres of the official route, the guide also provides dozens of alternatives including the via Francigena Montagna or via degli Abati. As a result you can 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.
Written by Paul Chinn and Babette Gallard
Full colour; 215 pages; 216 x 140 mm
The LightFoot Companion to the via Francigena Canterbury to the Great Saint Bernard Pass -Edition 3
The Lightfoot Companion is an optional addition to the Lightfoot Guide and presents information on the key points of cultural and historical interest along the length of the route. Written by Babette Gallard Full colour; 106 pages; 216 x 140 … 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