WELCOME TOUR® VIA FRANCIGENA FOR ALL - VAL DI SUSA

Since the early Middle Ages, the Via Francigena has been the route followed by pilgrims from all over central and northern Europe to reach Rome, seat of the Papacy and heart of Christianity. The route is 1600 km long.

The Francigena itinerary in Piemonte, a fundamental land of passage from the Alps to the Po Valley, was not only a devotional route but also a route travelled by merchants, armies, emperors, politicians and men of culture who created a channel of exchange and communication that led to the substantial unity of European culture between the 10th and 13th centuries.

This walk of about 12 kilometres, lasts 4 hours, allowing you to walk part of the route of the Via Francigena Val di Susa. With its important mountain passes, Monginevro and Moncenisio, this region has always been a privileged bridge between Italy and continental Europe. The intense flow along the Via Francigena produced a circulation of ideas and a constant exchange of knowledge, languages and religiosity that contributed to the development in the valley of a cultural liveliness with a European imprint: monasteries of international notoriety arose, such as the Abazia di Novalesa and the Sacra di San Michele on Monte Pirchiriano - an obligatory stop-off point for cardinals and popes, and a monument that is the symbol of the Piedmont Region. The itinerary starts in Villarfocchiardo, continues towards Sant’antonino di Susa, Vaie and ends in Chiusa San Michele.

Visits are free with compulsory reservation. Comfortable clothing is recommended. A shuttle bus will be available on site to take you back to the starting point.

The initiative is financed by "Via Francigena For All": the project that the Regione Piemonte presented in 2022 on the occasion of a call for proposals by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers for projects concerning accessible and inclusive tourism for people with disabilities, which aims to create an all-round usability of the routes at the service of a wide target: from people with physical-motor or cognitive-intellectual and sensory disabilities, to the elderly; from families with small children to people with chronic health problems.