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 “What Are You Doing Eric?”
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 23 May 2009, Otranto (Lecce) – “What are you doing Eric?” she asked.
At that particular moment I was raising a fork full of spaghetti to my mouth. I was exhausted and still suffering from some sort of light sunstroke after ten hours under Salento’s scorching sun, but I was fairly certain t ...>> |
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| The Project |
| What am I doing? |
Promoting a rediscovery of the Via Francigena as a cultural destination routed in the history of the ancient road that brought pilgrims to Rome and beyond.
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| Why am I bothering? |
| Because a journalist can’t help but ask himself why the Via Francigena can’t become for modern-day pilgrims an instrument that helps them discover the territory they pass through, exactly what the Camino de Santiago in Spain does. |
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| What can you do? |
I completed the Italian portion of the Via Francigena (950 km) in May 2007 and in May 2009 I walked what has been called the Southern Via Francigena (750 km) that runs from Rome to Puglia in southeastern Italy. On both occasions I updated the blog daily with text, photos and videos, all of which can still be consulted. In the old posts you can find lots of information about the Via Francigena that could be useful if you are thinking of going yourself or if you’re just curious.
Sooner or later I will hit the road again…meanwhile, when I am not walking the blog is updated periodically with blubs of Via Francigena news. If you want to help out, tell a friend about the Via Francigena or bother your local politicians (if you live in Italy) to do more to promote the route and in the end maybe just enough buzz will be created so that it is returned to its former splendor.
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Last Updated:
26-06-2009
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Click on the map to enlarge and see
the route of the Via Francigena and
the
Southern Via Francigena
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