The Walking Pilgrim

Modern Routes - Route Details

Via Francigena (France)
Calais, Wissant, Arras, Reims, Châlons-en-Champagne, Clairvaux, Langres, Besançon, Pontarlier, Sainte-Croix

Route map

Despite the fact that a 'road from France' in France is a nonsensical concept, the whole of Sigeric's route, including the section in France, was adopted by the European Institute of Cultural Routes as one of their 'pilgrim pathways'. There is however no agreement on the exact line of any modern walking route. The Association Internationale Via Francigena published the first maps with a suggested route, but this is no longer available. Lightfoot have however recently published a guide in English with their suggested route, based on the AIVF's. In Pas de Calais, the GAL in Artois Lys has marked a route, for which a guide is available; however, this does not correspond with the AIVF or Lightfoot routes. There has also been some marking around Reims and Besançon.
There is also now an Association Via Francigena France, which unites various organisations with an interest in developing routes. However, to date they do not seem to have done very much.

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