{"id":114370,"date":"2020-03-28T09:02:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T08:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/blog\/best-time-walk-via-francigena\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T10:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:55:41","slug":"best-time-walk-via-francigena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/best-time-walk-via-francigena\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for the best time to walk the Via Francigena?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"114370\" class=\"elementor elementor-114370\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f28bfbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f28bfbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5ad165\" data-id=\"e5ad165\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c648d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c648d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What is the best time to walk the Via Francigena?\u00a0<\/em><em>How can you find out the perfect months to do this walk?<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Read our post and our advices for enjoying the best route along the Francigena Way.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Let&#8217;s figure it out!<\/em><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af9c5fb459ec\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af9c5fb459ec\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/best-time-walk-via-francigena\/#The-best-time-to-walk-the-Francigena-Way\" >The best time to walk the Francigena Way<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/best-time-walk-via-francigena\/#The-number-of-pilgrims-along-the-Via-Francigena\" >The number of pilgrims along the Via Francigena<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/best-time-walk-via-francigena\/#Pilgrims-in-Italy-along-the-Via-Francigena\" >Pilgrims in Italy along the Via Francigena<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/best-time-walk-via-francigena\/#The-Weather-on-the-Francigena-Way\" >The Weather on the Francigena Way<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/best-time-walk-via-francigena\/#Spring-and-Autumn-for-Francigena-Way-in-Italy\" >Spring and Autumn for Francigena Way in Italy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3c;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-best-time-to-walk-the-Francigena-Way\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The best time to walk the Francigena Way<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>As you probably already know, the\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\"><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/walking-holidays\/via-francigena\/\">Via Francigena is a route of 2040 km<\/a><\/span>. It starts in Canterbury (Uk), crosses France and part of Switzerland and then ends in Rome, after getting through 6 different regions in Italy.<\/p><p>Given the difference of these countries, their geographical position and the weather that characterizes each one of them, you can understand how the best time to walk each section will change.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21845 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FRANCIGENA-WAY-TIME-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"FRANCIGENA WAY TIME\" width=\"532\" height=\"532\" \/><\/p><p>Depending on which section you decide to walk,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\"><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/how-long-does-via-francigena-take\/\">you will also find out how long the Via Francigena will take.<\/a><\/span>\u00a0This is the first thing to consider if you want to know when it&#8217;s the best time to walk this itinerary. If, for example, you want to walk the entire Francigena, from Canterbury to Rome, you will need more than 3 months. This means that you could start in the second half of June in the United Kingdom, and ends in the best moment in Italy, September.<\/p><p>Therefore, we have to consider two aspects when talking about the best time to walk any Francigena route: the number of pilgrims on each route and the weather.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9add7ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9add7ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-790600b\" data-id=\"790600b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9e298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3b9e298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"131031\" class=\"elementor elementor-131031\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d2d723a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d2d723a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ea154ff\" data-id=\"7ea154ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d451f13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d451f13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-229db094\" data-id=\"229db094\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78515af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78515af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO PRACTICAL GUIDE<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc84fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bc84fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FREE DOWNLOAD<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2204a581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2204a581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our FREE Practical Guide to the Camino de Santiago. 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2042a4fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2042a4fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-number-of-pilgrims-along-the-Via-Francigena\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The number of pilgrims along the Via Francigena<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>First of all, we need to keep in mind that the Via Francigena is much less popular than the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/camino-de-santiago\/\">Camino de Santiago<\/a><\/strong>. We mention this because you need to consider that it will be much safer to walk in specific moments rather than others. Being this route less popular and not so well marked than the Camino, you will feel safer if you will find other pilgrims on the route.<\/p><p>For such reason, we recommend summertime to walk the first part of this Way. From Canterbury, all the France section of the Francigena route until Aosta. Only a few thousands of pilgrims are walking or cycling this route each year, while in the Camino we registered more than 300.000 pilgrims in 2019.<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pilgrims-in-Italy-along-the-Via-Francigena\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pilgrims in Italy along the Via Francigena<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>However, things will change in Italy. In fact, the most crowded part is the italian section of the Francigena Way, especially in Tuscany, so the situation will be the opposite there.<\/p><p>Indeed, in this part of the Francigena Way, you will be able to find more pilgrims all over the year. So we do recommend you to avoid the most popular months (summertime).<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21841 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copia-de-Cata\u0301logo-Galiwonders-2-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"via francigena best time walk\" width=\"451\" height=\"637\" \/><\/p><p>Please note that for what refers the social part of the Via Francigena in Italy, the things will be different.<\/p><p>Not only Italy will always have more tourists and the accommodation offer is higher than in the other countries. Also, the signposts and the possibility to get directions are easier to find.<\/p><p>This means that you don&#8217;t need to walk in the busiest months, actually we do recommend to avoid them. Especially if you are walking the section of Tuscany, from Lucca to Siena, because it will be much more pleasant to live this experience with a smaller amount of pilgrims.<\/p><p>Since the walk along <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/walking-holidays\/via-francigena\/\">the Via Francigena is a slow tourism experience,<\/a><\/strong> you might choose to enjoy Italy with more calm and time for yourself. If this is the case, follow our advice and walk this route either in spring or autumn.<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-Weather-on-the-Francigena-Way\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Weather on the Francigena Way<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>Now, after considering the number of pilgrims that we could find along the route, we can also say that summertime is the best time to walk the northern section of the Via Francigena in terms of weather conditions.<\/p><p>In fact the United Kingdom, France and the Alps are most likely to be walked in this season. You will avoid the frequent rains, common in the other months, the strong winds and especially the snow in the St Bernand&#8217;s pass to Aosta.<\/p><p>On the other hand, things will be different when we consider the Italian section of the Francigena.<\/p><p>Summertime is too hot for walking the Francigena Way and even if some pilgrims decide to walk this route in the months between June and August, at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/galiwonders\/\">Galiwonders<\/a><\/strong> we recommend to avoid it.<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spring-and-Autumn-for-Francigena-Way-in-Italy\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Spring and Autumn for Francigena Way in Italy<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>Without any doubt, April, May, September and October are the best months to walk the Via Francigena in Italy. All the tourism services will be opened but the temperatures will be much lower and pilgrims will actually be able to enjoy their route.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21852 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/via-francigena-best-time-to-walk-galiwonders-410x1024.jpg\" alt=\"via francigena best time to walk galiwonders\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p><p>Are you looking for more information about this route? If you are interested in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/accommodation-along-the-via-francigena\/\">what kind of accommodation you can find along the Via Francigena<\/a><\/strong>, or if <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/camino-de-santiago-solo-female-traveler\/\">it is safe for solo women travelers,<\/a><\/strong> don&#8217;t miss our posts.<\/p><p>Moreover, remember to always check in advance the many festivals and events you are interested in. As well as the opening times of the churches, museums and other attractions you might be willing to visit. Italy is always very crowded, especially the tourism destinations, so you need to take this into consideration and we recommend you to pre-book the most touristic sites.<\/p><p>If you are interested in walking the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/walking-holidays\/via-francigena\/from-lucca-to-siena\/\">Tuscany section (from Lucca to Siena)<\/a><\/strong> or the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/walking-holidays\/via-francigena\/from-viterbo-to-rome\/\">Lazio one (from Viterbo to Rome),<\/a><\/strong> please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/contact\/\">contact<\/a><\/strong> us to know more.<\/p><p>At <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.es\/galiwonders\/\">Galiwonders<\/a><\/strong>, we create the best tailor made routes for our customers!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the best time to walk the Via Francigena?\u00a0How can you find out the perfect months to do this walk? 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