Second Edition of the classic, premier English-language guidebook to walking the Way of St Francis — Via di Francesco — the 550km pilgrimage from Florence, through Assisi to Rome through Central Italy visiting key sites from the saint’s life. Described in 28 stages, the guide to the month-long route includes detailed maps, profiles and information about all the shrines, churches and towns along the way. Based on 10 years of Sandy Brown’s walking alone and with groups over the paths in Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio
Sandy Brown is one of the world’s most prolific and trusted pilgrimage guidebook authors. A long-distance walker and ordained minister from Seattle, Washington, in 2020, Sanford “Sandy” Brown joined Cicerone Press as Associate Publisher for Caminos and Pilgrimages.