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Interesting article in The Guardian today about 3 new long distance trails in Calabria.
www.theguardian.com
The trails are based on the life of St Francis of Paola, patron saint of Paola on the Calabrian coast. Baggage handling is offered for some trails. Here is their website (in Italian).
www.ilcamminodisanfrancesco.it
The first route runs for 30 miles in three stages, from the Roman town of San Marco Argentano south to Paola.
The second route runs for 39 miles, again in three stages, from Paterno to Paola.
The third route just opened, 84 miles (135km) in six stages from Paola to Corigliano-Rossano, on Calabria’s Ionian coast, linking three monasteries founded by Francis.
On the trail of the other Saint Francis in Italy’s deep south
A new series of long-distance hikes in Calabria take in captivating scenery and the legacy and legends of eco-conscious Saint Francis of Paola, the first recorded vegan
The trails are based on the life of St Francis of Paola, patron saint of Paola on the Calabrian coast. Baggage handling is offered for some trails. Here is their website (in Italian).
Il Cammino di San Francesco di Paola
Un'indimenticabile esperienza, sulle orme del Santo paolano, immersi nella natura e nella storia, con piacevoli soste enogastronomiche.
www.ilcamminodisanfrancesco.it
The first route runs for 30 miles in three stages, from the Roman town of San Marco Argentano south to Paola.
The second route runs for 39 miles, again in three stages, from Paterno to Paola.
The third route just opened, 84 miles (135km) in six stages from Paola to Corigliano-Rossano, on Calabria’s Ionian coast, linking three monasteries founded by Francis.