| A trip along via Francigena in Piemonte and Val d'Aosta |
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Associazione Europea delle Vie Francigene |
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| Valentina Fava |
| 07 December 2006 |
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Informations
Support: book
Media's author : Renato Stopani
Language : Italian
Editor : Le Lettere
Publishing year : 1998
ISBN/ISSN : 88 7166 366 7
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This volume examines the itineraries of the route in Piemonte and Val d’Aosta. The Via Francigena went towards the two Pas the most crossed in the Middle Age: the Gran San Bernardo and the Moncenisio.
Starting from Vercelli, four itineraries are presented and they propose the probable tracks of the “Route of France� and invite the tourist to notice the multiple testimonies: churches, places where pilgrims found hospitality, castles which controlled the crossing, bridges, crosses along the itineraries and any other kind of elements along the route.
A series of topographic maps help the tourist , to allow the individuation of what existed in the past along the route. At the end, it is proposed a short trip in medieval typical food of these territories. |
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