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Reexamining an old variant and discovering a shorter route to Fornovo di Taro For years I’ve wanted to walk the option to Sant’Andrea Bagni via the Sant’Andrea Bagni Via Francigena variant on the Fidenza to Fornovo di Taro stage. Yesterday…
Updates to Way of St Francis stages 1-4 based on October 2025 research.
Explore the newly revised Stage 11 of the Way of St Francis from Città di Castello to Pietralunga. Day-by-day route details, maps, elevation, pilgrim tips and reflections from Sandy Brown.
Author Sanford “Sandy” Brown reflects on life with bulbar onset Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS), how it affects his voice, and how technology, community, and the pilgrim spirit help him stay connected and expressive.
It's always helpful to receive feedback. Here are some important edits shared by reader Peter Ormond.
Additional info on reception at the Vatican This article in from the Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome newsletter:A new Welcome Centre for Pilgrims arriving in RomePilgrims arriving in Rome can now expect a warm welcome from volunteers at St Peter’s…
2024 update now available for Camino De Santiago: Camino Francs guidebook This guidebook to the Camino de Santiago is one of Cicerones perennial bestsellers. In our opinion, its combination of maps and accommodation listings are unparalleled among Camino guidebooks. For…
Punta Sosta La Villa: info about this favourite pilgrim rest area and lodging Somehow when Ive arrived in the past at La Villa, about 6.5km after Monteriggioni on the way to Siena, the pilgrim rest area was unoccupied and bare,…
Correction: Stage 40 Lodging at Coublanc Sadly, a little wishful thinking aboutStage 40 Chalindrey to Coublancled me think I had a great find for accommodation at that otherwise bereft-of-lodging stage end in Coublanc. Sadly, theres another Coublanc, France, 250km away,…
New entry to San Miniato I was alerted to the new entry to San Miniato by pilgrim Lisa Hettler-Smith and today I had a chance to walk it myself. After leaving the retail district of San Miniato Basso you continue…
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.