The European Association of the Francigena Ways is pleased to announce the launch in April 2019 of the first official guidebook to the Via Francigena north of the Alps; the guidebook will focus on the section that links Canterbury, in the UK, with the Great St. Bernard Pass, on the Swiss-Italian border.

The Terre di Mezzo guide, which deals with the section from the Great St. Bernard Pass to Rome, will be perfectly complemented by this new tool; furthermore, the new guide will show once again the more and more international dimension of the EAVF, delegated by the Council of Europe for the protection and promotion of the European Francigena way. This roadbook will be the result of the collaboration between Suisse Itinérance publisher, based in the Canton of Valais, and the EAVF; despite being recently established, Suisse Itinérance has soon established itself as a publisher of top notch excursion guidebooks, so much so that it also published a guidebook to the Grande Traversée des Alpes in 2017! Thanks to the support of the EAVF and the expertise of Suisse Itinérance, everybody will be able to follow the Via Francigena on paper and in two languages – French and English – from 2019. On the EAVF side, we can- not fail to mention Ms. Martine Gautheron, vice-president of the EAVF from France, who is sharing her knowledge in the field with Suisse Itinérance.