My Via Francigena - Canterbury to Rome
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- čas přidán 21. 12. 2022
- The summer of 2022 I did the Via Francigena by foot. I must admit that I took a train from Vercelli to Fidenza due to a time crunch. Other than that, I walked the whole thing - mostly alone, carrying everything in my backpack and wild camping. And it was the best thing ever.
V létě 2022 jsem šla poutní stezku Via Francigena. Musím se přiznat, že z Vercelli do Fidenzy jsem to vzala vlakem, protože jsem byla v časovém presu. Jinak jsem to ušla celé - většinou jsem šla sama, všechny věci jsem si tahala v krosně a spala jsem na divoko. A byla to ta nejlepší věc na světě.
Thank you ❤
Nice
This is a special adventure
Cool movie. We are going with a friend 02/09/2024 Inspiring Thank you
This was the most inspiring ten minute video on this walk I have seen…so far. Well done
Amazing! Great video! And above all CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Very well done! Thanks for sharing your journey.
Congratulations and thank you for making and sharing the video!
Hey Hedvika, just watched this wonderful video. I will be doing the route next year and am trying to watch a few videos of people doing it every week to keep the fires of inspiration burning
Immense gratitude for you putting this video together, it is a lovely, Inspirational thing to see. And wonderful use of Nick Mulvey!
Much love and thanks
Good luck walking the VF if you really are "weak as hell" 😉
Very well done, thanks for the inspiration.
Grest achievement! Compliments. And very nice video.
This is an amazing achievement, congratulations to you.
Amazing accomplishment! Nicely done!
Muy hermosa tu experiencia, sueño con hacer el camino Via Francigena. En el 2019 hice el camino Frances en España. Maravilloso. Eres muy valiente. Saludos y abrazos desde Lima-Perú.
Thank you for posting your video.
Super !
I am thinking to walk from Switzerland to Rome. Maybe starting at Grindewald
todos los caminos conducen a roma ✌
Miss Hedvika: Poetic! Love the simplicity you did it.
I've been there (part of the Via Francigena) and I know how amazing the landscapes are. In the next time, try to catch it.
I also have some videos on YT (Olegario Guedes).
Thank you, Buen Camino, allways!
První!
hello
I also plan to walk from London to Rome. Your video is amazing.
I have one question. How did you charge your phone while camping and walking every day?
Thank you!
I had a power bank plus I also carried a solar charger. And I used every opportunity to charge my phone. I think it depends whether you value having lighter backpack or knowing that you will never run out of battery. Because I think the power bank in conjunction with the solar charger weighted around 1kg.
Good luck on your walk! Enjoy every step of it, it is a precious experience. :)
@@hedvikakotherova1623 Thank you very much. ☺
Hey Hedvika! Great video, I am preparing to do part of it this September. I read that wild camping is not allowed along the way. Have you ever had any issue with that? How did you manage it? Thanks!
Hi, thank you so much!
I mostly wild camped. I found France to be the easiest to find places to camp, Italy the hardest because of the density of population. My advice would be: camp in the nature or in hidden places where as few people will see you/meet you as possible. Don´t make any mess, be gentle to the area you camp in. Leave it looking untouched if you can. I never had a problem with a person, people are understanding as long as you are respectful to them in return. Some days it´s more difficult to find places to camp than others, but it always somehow worked out in the end. Plus sometimes people might take you into their house if they see you are looking for a place to sleep, that happened to me a few times too. :)
Thanks for the answer! I live in northern Italy, so I will try next weeks to do wild camping along the via as a test. Would you mind sharimg your daily budget? Thanks a lot for the tips! :)
@RockinforRock I would say around 10euros per day. Depends on your eating preferences (what kinds of foods you buy and how much you eat).
via francigena è affascinante... in italia un altro sentiero bello è "via degli dei" appennino tosco emiliano... ed un altro è il sentiero degli dei nel sorrento positano.
Didn't you miss your piano?
amazing! do you think its possible to walk this trail with a dog?
Hi! I guess it depends on the breach you have. Another thing to take into consideration is that many accomodations might not allow a dog into the house. So if you don´t plan on camping in the wild, look into accomodation and if they allow dogs.
Witch part became very hot? What time of the year you did the trail? What about water fountains?
Water fountains in Italy are very common, I think I didn´t have to ask a person for water in Italy, not even once. The hottest part was the north of Italy but I was there during early July I think. But most of Italy was very hot. I walked from 29th of May till 6th of August. :)
So, you did the trail from May 29th to 6 of August, correct?
Yes :)
Hi,
How are you?
I want to do wild camping and my own food at via Francigena. Planning to be the month of October in Rome and walk de Via Francigena the month of August or September. How was the experience for you? From where to where you did walk?
Hi! I walked from Canterbury to Rome (I skipped part in north Italy, around 150km and did that via train). Both wild camping and carrying my own food was great as it allows you to be free and independent of shops and accommodation. It comes in handy mainly in France. It is easier to have access to food and accommodation in Italy.
Hey there, may I ask what book/gps have you used to navigate on the road?
Hi, I used mapy.cz - if you download needed region you won´t need internet to navigate. I used only that and it worked perfectly. I think I still have my version with VF route somewhere, if you need.
@@hedvikakotherova1623 It would be amazing to get the route! How would you prefer to share it?
@@telcontar4473 Try if this is working - mapy.cz/s/mokekecere
@@hedvikakotherova1623 It worked! Thank you so much!
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Hi! Did you carry a tent with you?
Hi! I carried a tarpaulin. It did the job really well, I will keep using it instead of a tent. You can put it up almost anywhere, it´s cheap and takes less space than a tent. I have this one: www.decathlon.cz/p/nepromokava-podlazka-ke-stanum-a-predsinim-2-%C3%97-2-5-m/_/R-p-3744?mc=1163704
Such an amazing job you made it. Thanks for sharing. I am heading for the same journey this summer, hopefully with my tent . How long did it take you from Canterbury to Rome? How was the weather on the way? Was it not difficult to get drinkable water? How much did you spend approximately for a day if i may ask you?
I have heard there are many donation church for pilgrims accommodations in Italian area, had you stayed some of them some time on your journey?
Sorry for many questions , but thank you in advance~~~
@@moonfish9798 It took me 70days, but 1 day I spend recovering from heat stroke and I skipped around 150km by taking a train due to a time crunch. I averaged around 25-30k per day I think. In terms of weather - be aware of nasty summer storms, it can be quite dangerous sleeping outside during a heavy storm. But the worst is probably the heat in Italy, I found Italy very tough for that reason. Getting drinkable water is super easy - you either ask people in France nad Switzerland for that or use these public taps in Itay, they are almost everywhere. I spent around 8eur on food per day maximum. Carrying a camper stove and eating oats and rice/couscous with red lentils makes it a lot cheaper. It depends on how much will power you have :D As I was getting closer to Rome i started visiting Italy cafes a lot and enjoyed the coffee. I went to a restaurant for a lunch only once though, that helps keep the cost down. I used accommodation for pilgrims only twice, both times in Switzerland.
Glad you are doing VF this summer, it´s an amazing route. :) Feel free to ask more questions, I am absolutely open to that, as I know I was searching for someone to turn to with my questions before I took on the pilgrimage. :) Hope this helps!
@@hedvikakotherova1623 Thanks a lot a lot for the real and fresh tips and you showed delightfully happy moments of the way, i can prepare myself more tight and brave to do the way with my tent.
How heavy was your big bag? Did you happen to get hurt sometimes with your bag?
Was it easy to find other pilgrims?
Were there a bit harmful insects or animals like snakes or mosquitos? i will start on the 20th of May, i think, almost same time as yours.
Was it easy /hard to catch wifi to use at least once a day?
On Saturdays or Sundays, was it difficult to buy food stuff?
Warmest regards~~~
@@moonfish9798 My backpack was quite heavy, fluctuating around 17-22kg. I didn´t have any troubles with that, my body got used to as time and kilometers went by. I didn´t meet many pilgrims, mainly because I wasn´t using accommodation for pilgrims. I met one pilgrim with whom I walked a bit and he camped as well and I´d say we became friends for life. But compared to Santiago there are very few pilgrims. But as you are closer to Rome, there are more pilgrims. But still very few compared to Santiago.
I was woken up by boars (wild pigs) once, that was an experience I will never forget. :D Insects are not dangerous but extremely annoying!
I had my maps downloaded so I didn´t really use/need wifi. So I don´t really know. It might be better in Italy where there is more cities and less nature but I can say for sure.
In France you don´t always come across a shop, so please carry some food with you, at least for three days I´d say. You never know how the situation is gonna be exactly, so be prepared for not being able to buy anything for three days. But they have sometimes these automatic machines from which you can buy pastry. But you never know when you´re gonna come across them. You will have more opportunities to buy food in Italy for sure. On Sundays stores might be closed and usually were, so be aware of that.
Enjoy your pilgrimage! Enjoy every second of it. Believe me, it might become something you will keep coming back to in your head once it passes.