The Via Francigena is the oldest and most important medieval pilgrimage route connecting northwest Europe with Rome. It runs roughly 2,000 kilometres from Canterbury Cathedral to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, crossing southeast England, France and Switzerland, before passing into Italy. And after centuries of near-obscurity, it is experiencing a remarkable revival.
Are you thinking about coming on the painting trip but have some fear about your ability and being compared with others? I always say there is no such thing as good and bad paintings, but rather sincere and insincere paintings. If you put in a genuine effort without trying to be what you are not the result will be interesting and most likely a surprise to yourself.
Tuscany has a timelessness that merges medieval and modern worlds. The landscape has been shaped over many centuries, so that today the traditions of successive generations are literally etched in its hills.
The wines of Italy are known for their exciting diversity and excellence, and its vineyards and grape varieties renowned in Roman time are still flourishing today beside innovative newcomers. Nowhere is this more evident than in the great red wines of the peninsula’s heartland.