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33-397: The exhibition is located in a renovated old church in the very centre of San Gimignano. It was moved from its initial location (Palazzo Gamucci joined with Palazzo Ficarelli) in late 2013. After the relocation in 2013-2014 the museum was not fully rebuilt as the original museum, described below. The museum presents 10 main galleries. The Via Francigena and its routes of pilgrimage during

66-515: Is an accommodation list online which regularly updated and published by the Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome As of 2016, the old guest houses dedicated to pilgrims were not reconditioned by tourist operators, due to the lack of economic return. Only a few decades ago, interest in the Via Francigena was limited to scholars. This began to change in recent years when many who, after travelling

99-569: Is an ancient road and pilgrimage route running from the cathedral city of Canterbury in England, through France and Switzerland, to Rome and then to Apulia , Italy, where there were ports of embarkation for the Holy Land . It was known in Italy as the " Via Francigena " ("the road that comes from France") or the " Via Romea Francigena " ("the road to Rome that comes from France"). In medieval times it

132-414: Is exposed to the sun and rain, but during heavy rain it is being covered with a large foil. It is also unprotected from possible wear from the public during opening hours. The main shop has also been moved into an adjacent part of the museum, where SanGimignano1300 also earlier had space. Entrance is now free, but boxes for donations are present. In 2013-2014 the exhibition, shop and workshop were moved from

165-600: Is part of the basal complex and extends from beneath the southern base of the Corno de Bellaria dome. Radiometric dates indicate that the Amiata complex had a major eruptive episode about 300,000 years ago. No eruptive activity has occurred at Amiata during the Holocene , but thermal activity including cinnabar mineralization continues at a geothermal field near the town of Bagnore , at the SW end of

198-718: Is the end of the first stage (of 79 stages). The second stage continues to Dover via the Waldershare Park Estate and then joins the old Roman Road at Studdal outside Dover, to walk into the town. Pilgrims then cross the Channel to Sumeran (now called Sombres), landing at the village of Wissant . The route continues through Guînes (Sigeric's Gisne), Thérouanne (Teranburh), Bruay (Bruaei), and Arras (Atherats), before continuing on to Reims , Châlons-sur-Marne , Bar-sur-Aube , Langres , Champlitte , Besançon , Pontarlier , Lausanne and Saint-Maurice . From Saint-Maurice,

231-629: Is the oldest church in England still in use as a Church. Heading onwards, pilgrims pick up the first stamp in their pilgrim passport at the village church of St. Mary's in Patrixbourne . It is possible to "Champ" and stay by arrangement at St. Mary's. Heading on towards the English coast, pilgrims would travel through the Kentish villages of Womenswold and Woolage Green before arriving in Shepherdswell which

264-670: The Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (ORP), the Vatican ’s organisation for encouraging pilgrimages. The final stretch, from Rome to the Apulian ports of embarkation for Jerusalem , has been renamed Via Francigena nel Sud (in Italian "Via Francigena in the South (Italy)") or else Vie Francigene del Sud ("The Francigena Ways to the South"). Monte Amiata Mount Amiata is the largest of

297-538: The Way of St. James in France and Spain — they offer cheap and simple dormitory-style accommodation. Spedali accept pilgrims who bear a valid credenziale (pilgrim's passport), usually for one night only. Some places offer meals as well. In Kent, local churches often encourage pilgrims to "Champ" (camp in a church) and some of the churches along the Via Francigena have contacts on their website to allow pilgrims to arrange this. There

330-467: The Way of St. James in Spain, wanted to make the pilgrimage to Rome on foot as well. In Italy, this gave birth to a network of lovers of the Via Francigena, who with paint and brush, began to mark its trails and paths. These people were joined by religious and local government agencies who also tried to recover the original route. Where possible today's route follows the ancient one but sometimes it deviates from

363-508: The cantons of Vaud and Valais . In Italy the Via Francigena goes through the Regione of Valle d'Aosta , Piedmont , Lombardy , Emilia-Romagna , Tuscany , and finally about halfway through Lazio to Rome. Walkers could choose to walk along the EuroVelo EV5 cycling route which bears the name 'Via Francigena'. However, this EuroVelo route varies substantially from Sigeric's route and

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396-491: The lava domes in the Amiata lava dome complex located about 20 km northwest of Lake Bolsena in the southern Tuscany region of Italy. It is located within the provinces of Grosseto and Siena . Mount Amiata (La Vetta) is a compound lava dome with a trachytic lava flow that extends to the east. It is part of the larger Amiata complex volcano. A massive viscous trachydacitic lava flow, 5 km long and 4 km wide,

429-473: The Middle Ages exhibition room introduce the large reproduction 1:100 scale of the city of San Gimignano during the 14th century, entirely hand-made in ceramic by Michelangelo and Raffaello Rubino. Several deepening and details of the city and rural life, as well as descriptions about the various arts and professions of the time are represented in the other galleries. The SanGimignano1300 museum pays tribute to

462-523: The centuries as trade and pilgrimage waxed and waned. Depending on the time of year, the political situation, and the relative popularity of the shrines of the saints situated along the route, travellers may have used any of three or four crossings of the Alps and the Apennine Mountains . The Lombards financed the maintenance and security of the section of road through their territories as a trading route to

495-399: The dome complex. The main economical resources of the Amiata region are chestnuts , timber and, increasingly, tourism (ski resorts include the peak area, Prato delle Macinaie, Prato della Contessa, Rifugio Cantore and Pian della Marsiliana). The lower areas are characterized by olive trees and vines . Other vegetation include beech and fir . From the 1870s until around 1980 cinnabar

528-610: The end of the 10th century Sigeric , the Archbishop of Canterbury , used the Via Francigena to and from Rome in order to receive his pallium ; he recorded his route and his stops on the return journey, but nothing in the document suggests that the route was then new, nor if he made the journey by foot or on horseback. Later itineraries to Rome include the Leiðarvísir og borgarskipan of the Icelandic traveller Nikolás Bergsson (in 1154) and

561-402: The entire route for Water Aid. They completed the route unassisted in 58 days. Due to the scarcity of dedicated pilgrims' accommodation along the Via Francigena, pilgrims often camp out rather than stay in hotels or pensions . However, increasingly in Italy, some monasteries and religious houses offer dedicated pilgrim accommodation. These are called spedali and — like the refugios found on

594-554: The environment, architecture, culture, history, wine and cuisine and sport". The initiative was promoted by the Region of Tuscany , which hosts 400 km (250 mi) of the Via, and which presented a plan detailing the low environmental impact infrastructures to be created. The plan will be shared with other local authorities located along the route as an encouragement to carry out similar recovery work. Tuscany has also announced cooperation with

627-401: The historical path in favour of paths and roads with low traffic. The potential for the tourist trade in Italy has been recognised but this has also led some to gain unfair economic advantage by diverting the path so that it passes next to their business, thus increasing footfall. In England, the Via Francigena starts at the southern portico of Canterbury’s cathedral where the milestone zero of

660-569: The main ports of embarkation for the Holy Land . Today some pilgrims still follow in Sigeric's ancient footsteps and travel on foot, on horseback or by bicycle on the Via Francigena , although there are far fewer pilgrims on this route than on the Way of St. James pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Roughly 50,000 pilgrims were estimated to have walked the Via Francigena in 2022. In 2011, James Saward-Anderson and Maxwell Hannah ran

693-499: The museum was awarded with the patronage of the National Italian UNESCO Commission for the elevated and qualified formative value of its educational proposals “History, Art, and Tradition”. In 2013 the main exhibition of the city was moved from the vacated vaulted ground floor up into the back yard. During the relocation the base had been cut into sectors. This has led to visible damage to the base. The model city

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726-479: The north from Rome, avoiding enemy-held cities such as Florence . Unlike Roman roads, the Via Francigena did not connect cities but relied more on abbeys . In around 990, Archbishop Sigeric journeyed from Canterbury to Rome and back, but only documented his itinerary on the return journey, taken in 80 stages averaging about 20 km (12 mi) a day, for a total of some 1,700 km (1,100 mi). Modern pilgrims from England would follow Sigeric's route in

759-503: The one from Philip Augustus of France (in 1191). Two somewhat differing maps of the route appear in manuscripts of Matthew Paris , Historia Anglorum , from the 13th century. The Welsh king Rhodri Mawr in 880 and his grandson Hywel Dda in 945 are both known to have visited Rome towards the end of their lives, but it is not known whether they went by land or by sea via the Straits of Gibraltar . The Benedictine William of St-Thierry used

792-485: The one given by the Via Francigena Association. In 1994 the Via Francigena was designated a Cultural Route , and in 2004 a Major Cultural Route . In November 2009, the Italian government launched a project to recover the Italian leg of it. The object of the plan is to recover the entire route (disjointed parts of which are already signposted) "not only in spiritual and religious terms but also in terms of

825-471: The original position to its present location. The exhibition was dismantled, rebuilt and partly restored; since there had been wear on the base and colouring during the outside placement, as mentioned in the above chapter. Entrance is now fully based on donations. 43°28′02″N 11°02′34″E  /  43.4673°N 11.0427°E  / 43.4673; 11.0427 Via Francigena The Via Francigena ( Italian: [ˈviːa franˈtʃiːdʒena] )

858-454: The painter Memmo di Filipuccio with two installations presenting the revisit of his work. Filipuccio depicted an accurate and detailed image of the independent and unconventional society of the city during the beginning of the 14th century. The museum's historical and educational itinerary includes paintings by Enrico Guerrini presenting a number of important moments in the history of San Gimignano from Etruscan times up to modern days. In 2011

891-617: The reverse order, and so would set off from the zero milestone in the South Porch of Canterbury Cathedral. Pilgrim passports are available from The Beaney Museum in Canterbury or from the information office of the Cathedral. Canons based at Canterbury Cathedral can also be arranged to offer blessings to pilgrims setting off on the journey. Modern pilgrims would then follow the route, walking out of Canterbury via St Martin's Church, Canterbury , which

924-540: The roads towards Rome on several occasions at the end of the 11th century. The return journey by sea was likely to be easier, thanks to the prevailing south-westerly winds, but tacking down to the Mediterranean would have made a very long journey indeed. The Via Francigena was not a single road, like a Roman road , paved with stone blocks and provided at intervals with a change of horses for official travellers. Rather, it comprised several possible routes that changed over

957-515: The route is located. The route passes through part of the county of Kent , from Canterbury to the ferries at Dover. In France, the Via Francigena (given the Grande Randonnée designation 'GR145') goes through the régions Hauts-de-France , Grand-Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté before reaching the Swiss border. In Switzerland, the Via Francigena (with the route designation '70') goes through

990-521: The route traverses the Great St. Bernard Pass to Aosta and then to Ivrea , Vercelli , Pavia , Fidenza , Pontremoli , Filattiera , Aulla , Luni , Lucca , San Gimignano , Poggibonsi , Siena , San Quirico d'Orcia , Bolsena , Viterbo , Sutri , and finally Rome. From Rome, the path followed for a long stretch the Via Appia or the parallel Via Latina up to Benevento . From that town Via Traiana

1023-728: The travels of Willibald , bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria . It was Via Francigena-Francisca in Italy and Burgundy, the Chemin des Anglois in the Frankish Kingdom (after the evangelisation of England in 607) and also the Chemin Romieu , the road to Rome. The name Via Francigena is first mentioned in the Actum Clusio , a parchment of 876 in the Abbey of San Salvatore at Monte Amiata (Tuscany). At

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1056-621: Was an important road and pilgrimage route for those wishing to visit the Holy See and the tombs of the apostles Peter and Paul . In the Middle Ages , Via Francigena was the major pilgrimage route to Rome from the north. The route was first documented as the "Lombard Way", and was first called the Iter Francorum (the "Frankish Route") in the Itinerarium sancti Willibaldi of 725, a record of

1089-547: Was taken up the Campanian Apennines and Daunian Mountains , where castello di Crepacuore  [ it ] stood, a fortress held by the Knights of Jerusalem in order to guarantee the safety of pilgrims along the mountain stretch. The road, therefore, reached Troia , in the high plain of Tavoliere delle Puglie (where Via Francigena is attested since 1024), and then continued towards Bari , Brindisi and Otranto ,

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