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By way of introduction, my name is Eric Sylvers. I am a journalist by training and a walker by nature. I am based in Milan and write mostly about cellular phone technology and Italian economics for the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times. >>

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ONE MAN'S 900-KILOMETER TREK FROM THE ALPS TO ROME ALONG THE VIA FRANCIGENA

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Festival Season Continues

25 June 2008, Milan – Berceto was much as I left it a year ago…pleasant, picturesque and approaching perfect. There was quite a crowd for the festival and most of the events were attended by upwards of 100 people showing there is a great deal of interest in the Via Francigena and wal ...>>


Video gallery enter into videogallery	30 April 2007 - Taxi on the Po river

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.

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.

What can you do?

Visit this site, follow my progress, write me an email, come walk a piece of the Via Francigena with me, send me good wishes by telepathy, tell a friend about the project, bother your local politicians (if you live in Italy) to do more to promote the Via Francigena.

Last Updated: 02-07-2008

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