FFVF Accommodation guide
The English language edition of the Booklet of Accommodation and Services (Pilgrims on the Via Francigena) as published by our French partner. Guidebook author Sandy Brown calls this accommodation guide ‘worth its weight in gold’. Many listings are only available in this guide as they are in private homes and not searchable online.
If you plan to walk through France, this slim booklet (weighing only 123g) is a vital companion. The booklet has accommodation listings for the entire length of the VF from Canterbury to Rome. It includes accommodation for every budget, cafés, restaurants, food shops (their days and times of opening), and details of every Mairie (town hall) and Tourist Office, as well as the kilometres between them.
In tabular form it makes it simple to compare different accommodation and services by price and facilities.
This booklet has been, for several years, an essential resource for pilgrims walking or cycling through France on the VF. It proves that France is not a desert without accommodation or food, but a place rich in hospitality. Now with the inclusion of accommodation listings in Switzerland and Italy, the pilgrim will be well-prepared with this in their backpack.
2025 edition – Published by the Fédération Française de la Via Francigena in partnership with the CPR.
£15 + P&P available through our online shop.
Walking the Via Francigena Pilgrim Route, Part 1, 2 and 3
Sandy Brown, Cicerone.
These three volumes, published between 2021 and 2023, are the official guidebooks of the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome. As such, they follow the official route as designated by the European Association of the Vie Francigene. This guidebook can be used by pilgrims travelling on both foot and by bike. All three guides include background information on the sections of the route, gpx tracks, accommodation and amenities for each stage.
Lightfoot Guides to the Via Francigena, Vol 1 and 2
Paul Chinn & Babette Gallard, Pilgrimage Publications
These two volumes are anything but light but they provide a detailed multi-part guide in English for walkers, cyclists and horse riders along the entire route from Canterbury to Rome. Volume One covers the route from Canterbury to the Great Saint Bernard Pass and Volume Two from The Great Saint Bernard Pass to Rome. All three volumes include maps, elevation details, accommodation lists, GPS waypoints and practical facilities such as doctors/vets, internet cafes and Tourist Offices. It is available from Pilgrim Publications in print or ebooks.
Walking the Via Francigena (Part 4) – Rome to Monte Sant’Angelo, Bari, Brindisi and Santa Maria di Leuca
Sandy Brown and Nicole Bukaty, Cicerone.
Guidebook to the final 940km of the Via Francigena pilgrimage route, from Rome to the heel of Italy. Part of a four-volume set, this volume covers the 940km historic route from Rome to Santa Maria di Leuca in Puglia.
The route is presented in 52 stages of 9 to 30km (6–19 miles), including alternative routes, with information on facilities and pilgrim hostels. Suitable for most abilities.
- 1:100,000 maps and profiles included for each stage
- GPX files available to download
- Handy route summary tables help you plan your itinerary
- Refreshment and accommodation information given for each trek stage
- Advice on planning and preparation