Via Romea Francigena

The 'Via Romea & Via Francigena', an ancient road between Canterbury and Rome and beyond, which passes through England, France, Switzerland and Italy. It was an important medieval road and pilgrimage route connecting north-western Europe with Rome.

To pilgrims headed south, it was the Via Romea, to those headed north, the Via Francigena.

 Via Romea Francigena (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx) The mapping of the Via Romea Francigena is part of the European long-distance paths program

The EV5, that is the bicycle version of the pilgrimage, is mapped on an other relation.

Note : for mapping the bicycle itinerary see EV5.

Mapping: the Relations

Tags

Each country could have a relation according to the following example :

Tag	Note
type=route
route=hiking
ref=Via Romea Francigena
name=Via Romea Francigena - French part
network=iwn
osmc:symbol=blue:blue:yellow_dot
religion=christian

Members

Type	Role	Discussion
	(blank) or 'forward' or 'backward'	the ways making up the route.
	place_of_worship	Main churches along the way or at stages where are services for pilgrims.
	information	Information resource for pilgrims see information=*

Other

Don't forget mapping the amenities (shelter, fountain, drinking water, bench, toilets, pharmacy... amenity=*), shops (shop=*) and other touristic features (hostel, camp, picnic_site, viewpoint... tourism=*) along the way that could have interest for the pilgrims, but WITHOUT including them into the relation.

Via Romea Francigena in different countries

Country	from to	Status	Relation	Notes
England		1%	1069756 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx)
France		1%	371544 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx)
Switzerland		100%	124582 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx)
Italy		9%	955907 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx)  2458709 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx) Valle d'Aosta  1471008 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx) Piemont  2452848 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx) Lombardy  1471005 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx) Emilia-Romania  334891 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx) Liguria and Tuscany  6201614 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx) Lazio (status 100%)  6286325 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx) Italian part of the Via Francigena South  2404550 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx) Lazio, Via Francigena South  2405262 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx) Campania, Via Francigena South  2341136 (XML, iD, JOSM, Potlatch2, history, analyze, manage, gpx) Puglia, Via Francigena South

Mapped so far

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Links

• Associazione Europea delle Vie Francigene
• Association internationale Via Francigena
• Regione Lazio. Via Francigena: Regole quadro di intervento