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The Via Francigena was an important medieval road connecting Canterbury , England , with Rome via France and Switzerland . It is 1,200 miles (1,944 km) in length. The Via Francigena follows the old Roman Road of the same name. THE PILGRIMAGE TO ROME The Via Francigena was a major pilgrimage to Rome during the Medieval era, and is even so today. The route was founded in the 10th Century after Archbishop Of Canterbury Sigeric The Serious documented his journey to see the Pope in Rome in order to be Consecrated . During the development of pilgrimage the route would move and relocate occasionally to allow for the most important religious sites to be included on the pilgrimage trail. The Lombards paid for the maintenance and defence of the road as a trading route to the north from Rome, avoiding enemy held cities such as Florence . THE VIA FRANCIGENA TODAY The Via Francigena was designated a ''cultural route'' by the Council Of Europe in 1994 . In November 2005, Italian politician Romano Prodi announced he would revitalize the Via Francigena if elected Prime Minister in the 2006 election. EXTERNAL LINKS
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