Religious Tourism
Bare roads and minimalist hostels weave together the stories of a lifetime. Towards a monastery or abbey, each on our own path, the walk becomes an act of Arte Povera
ROUTES
KILOMETRES
INDICATED ROUTES
PEACE TRAIL
VIA FRANCIGENA
SANCTUARIES
Hundreds of kilometers and 19 Routes score Lombardy in an expression of spiritual geometry. Linking, with a slow pace, countless sanctuaries, relics, crossings, and historic memories
Religious Tourism Lombardy. Paths await the devoted, the trekking fanatics, and the “bicigrini”, modern day pilgrims equipped with bicycles guided by a GPS or nature’s compass. A journey uniting fatigue and reflection at a slow rhythm, the routes here transcend uncomfortable conditions. As they say, it’s about the journey, not the destination.
Passing through Lomellina, for 120km among farmsteads and rice paddies, the Lombard portion of the Via Francigena follows Archbishop Sigerico’s journey from Canterbury to Rome in 990 A.D. Uncover the rest stops, the inns, the abbeys, and the locales where he found refuge. Whether on bike or foot, the Via Francigena is completely marked and occasionally cleaned by a group under the hashtag #ILoveFrancigena.
Don’t miss the Cammino di San Colombano, in western Lombardy, which continues all the way to Bobbio, while Via Spluga, the Italian stretch of the Via Francigena Renana, leads right to the heart of the Alps. Via Regina sul Lario looking over Lake Como and the Strada delle Abbazie, circling the Abbeys Chiaravalle, Viboldone and Morimondo through the agricultural landscapes just south of Milan.
Experiences
The Road of the Abbeys
- Religious Tourism
Churches Bergamo
- Religious Tourism
Churches Milan
- Religious Tourism
Churches Como
- Religious Tourism
From Ca' de Mazzi to Corte Sant'Andrea
- Religious Tourism
Churches Brescia
- Religious Tourism
La Via Regina
- Religious Tourism
La Via Matildica del Volto Santo
- Religious Tourism
Via Francigena Renana
- Religious Tourism
Il Cammin Breve
- Religious Tourism
The Trail of the Giants
- Religious Tourism
Places
Santuario della Nostra Signora di Montelungo
- Religious Tourism
Abbey of Chiaravalle
- Religious Tourism
Leon Battista Alberti Journey into Classicism
- Religious Tourism
Sacro Monte Varese
- Religious Tourism
The Polirone monastic complex
- Religious Tourism
Abbazia di Sant'Albino
- Religious Tourism
Certosa di Pavia
- Religious Tourism
Gropello Cairoli
- Religious Tourism
CHURCHES OF VALVESTINO
- Religious Tourism
Cathedral of Pavia
- Religious Tourism
Basilica of the Madonna di Tirano
- Religious Tourism