DEPARTURE: Campagnano di Roma,Piazza Leonelli 

ARRIVAL: La Storta, chapel of the Visione 

CONNECTION: train line Rome- Viterbo FR3,Cesano station, then shuttle bus to Campagnano di Roma 

DISTANCE:25.3km (28.5 km with Baccano detour) 

WALKING TIME: 7 hours (7 hours 45 minutes with Baccano detour) 

BEST TIME: Spring and Autumn 

DIFFICULTY: medium 

ELEVATION DIFFERENCE:+420m ,- 535m 

LANDSCAPE: Hilly 

TYPE: 51% unsurfaced roads and cart traks,6%mule trails and paths ,43% paved roads 

SIGNAGE:White-Red trail signs and Brown road signs

The Via Francigena is an ancient way that starts from Canterbury in England and finishes at St. Peter in Rome. 

You can only go on foot, on horseback or by bicycle and in the Middle Ages it was an important road of faith.
The route 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").

A lot of pilgrims pass through our little town and can enjoy wonderful sights, views and traditions.

To get from Rome to Formello, you have to take Athe underground train from Termini Station to San Pietro station, then you must change the train line and take another train to Cesano. The journey lasts one hour and the price of the ticket is €2. You can buy the tickets inside the station at the ticket office, you can’t buy the ticket on the train. The train runs every half hour. At the end you have to take a bus from Cesano to Formello and the cost is €2.

a. a pilgrim
b. a monk
c. a shepard
answer: a pilgrim. This guy is the symbol of The Via Francigena. He gives you the way to Rome. Follow him and you'll arrive there.. Doesn't he look like our mascot?

How far is it from Canterbury to Rome? The Via Francigena pilgrimage covers a distance of 1900 km from Canterbury to Rome. You begin at Canterbury Cathedral in England and then walk to Dover. Next you cross the English Channel and arrive in Calais in France. It is about 800 km across France to Orbe just over the Franco-Swiss border. Then you walk across Switzerland for about 230 km and arrive at Grand-St-Bernard Pass on the Swiss Italian border. Finally, you begin a walk of about 800 km to Rome. It is a very exciting moment to receive your pilgrim Testimonium in Rome!
How long does the Via Francigena take? If you want to walk to Rome it will take you about 100 days walking between 14 and 30kms per day.
How much does a day of travel on the Francigena generally cost?
If sleeping in pilgrim accommodation, you should spend an average of 15 euros per night. In hotels the cost rises to 20-25 euros per night in a double room. Dinner can cost 15-20 euros, a light lunch around 10 euros, an Italian breakfast 3 euros. 

Legend tells that a young man from Formello with just one hand took pigs to graze in the valley and noticed that one of the sows disappeared regularly for a while and then rejoined the others. He followed her one day and watched her take shelter beneath a sorbus tree gazing at an icon portraying the Madonna and Child. The Virgin Mary instructed the young man to tell his fellow villagers of her apparition. No one believed the boy until he put his arm into his pocket and drew it out again, complete with hand. This miracle led to the execution of the Virgin’s instructions: to build a sanctuary on the site of the Marian apparition to protect the sorbus tree and icon, so that it would become a place of pilgrimage. This was the origin of the sanctuary of Santa Maria del Sorbo

SORBO VALLEY: The Sorbo Valley along the course of the Cremera river is one of the most evocative places in the protected area of the Parco di Veio. A few kilometers from Rome develops a valley that hosts large pastures, surrounded by mixed forests of oaks and recognized as a Site of Community Importance.  

VEIO ACHAEOLOGICAL SITE: The remains of the ancient Etruscan city of Veio, are located near the village of Isola Farnese (Rome), just outside the Rome ring road, on a wide plateau 

We recommend using cotton or other naturals fibers. 

The best footwear for this type of trip is light trekking shoes;in the backpack there are only the essentials, the equipment must be breathable and comfortable,a k-way and a small umbrella are perfect for the rain. 

We recommend to bring 2 large synthetic t-shirts, 2 light short shorts, 3 pairs of long socks. 

if it's cold we recommend you bring a sweater and a warm pail.