Association Via Francigena: presentation

ASSOCIATION VIA FRANCIGENA

10 years of engagement to give a new birth to the Via Francigena

ANGT (Nat.Ass. of Tourist Guides-Italy) appoints Adelaide Trezzini (AT)for promoting the VF in Switzerland.
Beginning research for a future Medieval guide of the VF from Great St-Bernard to St-Maurice-CH

Presentation of the Project "The Route of Sigeric from the Channel to the Alps" at Martigny-CH in April; AT receives mandate of the Association Régionale Martigny to promote the project in Valais-CH

17.6 Presentation of the Project to M.Thomas-Penette of the Council of Europe(C.of E.)in Strasbourg
5.9. Foundation of the Association Via Francigena (AVF as a private and non-profitmaking) at Martigny with the objective of INFORMING, PROMOTING, PUBLICISING the route Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome, primarily in Switzerland and France where it is completely unknown.

1.2. Speech «Via Francigena cultural itineraries of the C.of E.»at the Congress of the FEG European Federation of Tourist Guides-London
6. Creation of website www.francigena.ch, of the VF Information Centre at a European level and of the Library VF Gen. UK F CH I
Involvement in safeguarding important monuments and sites in danger in Switzerland and Italy
1st official training course for tourist guides at the university of Geneva launched by AVF
Proposal of M.Ballester, head of the Service of Cultural and Natural Heritage of the C.of E.-Strasbourg, to form a VF committee and a European VF network
22.11. Partnership agreement between AVF and European Institute for cultural itineraries (EICI)
27.11. Speech at Meeting FEG -Naples "Cultural itineraries of the C.of E.Via Francigena"
16.12. Speech "VF itinerario culturale del C.d'R. at the Swiss Club-Rome

Creation of Postcards VF (sold out) in collaboration with the Philatelic Office of the Vatican City
AVF Delegation in France; Lettre 1999 aux AMIS de la VF

Creation of a European VF Mailing List Addresses UK F CH I
3.3. Speech at Santa Maria della Scala -Siena with EICI
15.3. Conference at Swiss Culture Week-Florence «La VF a Bridge between Switzerland and Tuscany"
15.6.-15.9.Exhibition "VF in Switzerland from Vallorbe to the St-Bernard"at the St-Bernard Museum
10.7. Publication of the "Vademecum VF - Great St Bernard to Rome" with all relevant information
Lettre - Letter 2000 to AMIS of the VF

3.2.Creation of the Group of the Friends of the VF- ancient-walking-cycling at the initiative of AVF
8.2.Conference at the Centre Culture Européen St-Jean d'Angely-F "European Adventure of the VF"
Preparation of the European Waymarking VF Manual " in collaboration with EICI
Patronages of the: Holy See, Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities - I, Ministry of Culture and Communication - F and Department of the Interior-CH
Creation, in collaboration with the Vatican, of the Testimonium Peregrinatoris ad Limina Petri, parchment certifying completion of the pilgrimage, of Litterae Patentes Peregrinatoris and of the Register of the VF pilgrims
16.6 IX Praemium Sancti Benedicti from the European Rotary Club awarded to the AVF

Exhibition "The VF in Switzerland from Vallorbe to the Gt St-Bernard" in the Château d'Aigle-CH

Launch of the European scientific committee VF
5.10.Speech at the Public Library in Castelfiorentino
Preparation of the VF scientific committee
29.11.VFConference at the CCE St-Jean d'Angely «Europe at the start of the 2nd millennium : commercial exchanges between Switzerland, France and Italy»
Letter 2001 to the AMIS of the VF

2.3. Speech at Seminar VF at Capranica-VT
19.4.Conference at the University of Lausanne "Realisation of a European cultural itinerary»and 1st
10.07 Publication «Guide-Vademecum de Londres au Gd St-Bernard" in collaboration with English, French and Swiss associations
Creation, in collaboration with the EICI, of Inventory of VF Sites and Monuments SOS in danger
Preparation of Universities network-francigena
Launch of specific cartography Topo-francigena in collaboration with the University of Lausanne
145 AVF members in 10 countries around the world; Letter 2002

7.2.Speech at Seminar VF Arciconfraternità di S.Eligio
5.3.Conference"A journey on the VF from Canterbury to Rome"at the Circolo Accueil of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Rome
30.3.Meeting in Paris with the Associazione dei Comuni italiani sulla VF about future collaboration
Renewal of the agreement with the EICI
23.10.International registration of the European VF Logo
20.7..Publication of the 2nd issue of "Guide-Vademecum VF from the Gt St Bernard to Rome with spur-road from Arles-F" in collaboration with the Amis de St-Jacques Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Creation of a network of museums and medieval monuments offering free entry: free-francigena
Newsletter: Lettre 2003, Lettera 2003, Brief 2003, Letter 2003
Collaboration between EICI and AVF for dissemination of the VF Library via the Internet
24.11..1st Meeting of European scientific committee VF with AVF and EICI at the Istituto Italiano per il Medioevo-Rome with Franco Cardini, Massimo Miglio, André Vauchez, Lello Jacobone, Franco Morenzoni, Benedetto Vetere, Anna Benvenuti, Michael Matheus, Renato Stopani and help of EIC.
250 AVF members in 11 countries in 4 continents

30.3.Conference “Historical cultural travelling from Canterbury to Rome” at Club Montevecchio-Rome
21.5.Confer. “Historical cultural travelling from Canterbury to Rome” Cultural Ass. Palatinum-Rome
20.7. Topofrancigena A. de Canterbury au Gd St-Bernard 40 geo-cultural maps
9.12.Wroclaw-Pl :Celebrations of 50th anniversary of European Cultural Convention of C.of E. The AiVF has received the award for the VF as Major cultura route
370 members in 12 countries ; Letter 2004

Web site www.francigena-international.org in 5 languages
20.7.Publishing of the Topofrancigena B.dal Gran San Bernardo a Roma: 43 maps
20.7.Publishing of the "European Waymarking VF Manual" in Italian with patronage of Region Latium
Letter 2005

Publishing of the Medieval guide of the VF from Great St-Bernard to St-Maurice

All achievments have been possible thanks to volunteer work of members and FRIENDS-AMIS of the AVF