A PILGRIMAGE TO ROME - May 2025
Join us on the Via Francigena, part of the ancient pilgrim route from Canterbury to Rome. Our pilgrimage takes us from Viterbo through Lazio and into Rome itself, across the Tiber and into St Peter’s Square.
WHY A PILGRIMAGE?
Most of us, most of the time, long to get away from it all: away from the rush and the stress and the busy-ness of our everyday lives. Time away to spend time with the Lord. Time to get fitter and leaner in every way. AND in a beautiful and special place. A pilgrimage is a vacation with a difference, and many people are now discovering that walking on ancient pathways, surrounded by beauty, in peaceful quiet places, helps you get into a rhythm that makes it easier to hear from God, to shed the burdens, to rediscover who you are and who you are meant to be
“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” Jer. 6:16
THE EXPERIENCE
"Your Pilgrimage was formative for me in so many ways, Penelope…thank you for providing this catalyst for transformation in my life." Shelly
"It truly was a life changing experience for me; and I met with God in a way I’d never done before." Roy
"It was fantastic! I haven't had a group vacation in a long time and now that I know how much fun I had with others, hiking through the hills, I'd be willing to take more vacation time and do a longer or equally long trip/hike again. I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to have joined you and the others on this trip! Thank you!" Ann
Become a Pilgrim
The Via Francigena is the ancient pilgrim route from Canterbury to Rome and is far less touristy and busy than the famous Camino de Santiago. Our pilgrimage takes us through the beautiful landscape of Lazio. It offers glorious scenery, fabulous wines, ancient frescoes, hill top mediaeval villages, and a true sense of doing something different. The ancient route was supposedly first travelled by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sigeric, in the year 990, as he travelled between Rome and Canterbury. Follow in the footsteps of the pilgrims who over the centuries have travelled across Europe and down the Italian peninsula.
