Italy has announced a new national pilgrimage route – everything we know

• Italy has launched a new national pilgrimage route, the ‘Cammino di Francesco – Il Cammino della Luce’, announced by the Ministry of Tourism on 30 July.
• The route spans 1,546km (960 miles) across the regions Abruzzo, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Marche, Tuscany, and Umbria.
• It honours St Francis of Assisi , coinciding with the 800th anniversary of his death.
• The path incorporates existing trails and allows walkers to visit 22 Franciscan destinations, such as the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Sasso.
• The project represents a “unified synthesis of the numerous walks and itineraries inspired by the passage of Saint Francis and which retrace the history of the Franciscan Order,” according to the ministry.

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