Via Francigena — the Aosta valley stages

The Via Francigena, the archbishop Sigeric’s route from Canterbury to Rome, crosses the Alps at the Great St Bernard pass and descends the Aosta valley — and its Italian opening stages are among the most Roman kilometres of the whole route. The classic three days run from the pass hospice down through Saint-Rhémy to Aosta (the theatre, the Porta Praetoria, the Sant’Orso cloister), then on past the Sarriod de la Tour and Fénis castles toward Châtillon. Marked GR-style paths mix with the valley road; pilgrim stamps are available at the Aosta cathedral.