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[...] 989:
Siric was this year invested archbishop,
and went afterwards to Rome after his pall (a symbolic white linen
fabric) [...]
(from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle) |
At the beginning of the
second millennium, a huge number of pilgrims began crossing through
Europe in search of the lost “Celestial Land”. Rome, Jerusalem and
Santiago de Compostela were the three major destinations.
The Via Francigena led all the way from Canterbury (England) to Rome and was
one of the pathways of European history. Siric, archbishop in
Canterbury in 989, described his trip back to England.
Let's follow the Tuscan section of the archbishop's journey and
other pilgrimage routes!
San Gimignano (full day)
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beautiful views on
the turreted town of San Gimignano
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the walk is
surrounded by vineyards (Vernaccia grapes)
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2006 World champion
gelato shop "Dondoli's", a
transcendent experience :)
Monteriggioni - Abbadia Isola
(half or full day)
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Walking in front of the Abbadia
Isola church, at the side of the abbey, dating back to XI century
(the Ave Maria video, close at the right, has been shot inside
the church)
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relaxing walk
through wheat fields and pigs free range
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Monteriggioni, a
former outpost of the Sienese against the Florentines
Montalcino - St. Antimo
(full day)
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listening to the Gregorian chants in St. Antimo
church sung by the friars
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walking through the
Brunello di Montalcino vineyards
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breathtaking views
on the val d'Orcia (Orcia river valley)
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walking days!
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