The pandemic does not stop the path of the via Francigene

Encourage reflection by proposing a "future thought" for every conscious walker and for the villages, countryside, suburbs crossed. This was one of the objectives of the 10th

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A particular edition at a particular moment that wanted to celebrate a dynamic phenomenon: "The South of the Paths'

"Many signs - from the recognition of the Via Francigena beyond Rome to Brindisi, to a prestigious European award and the growing success decreed by the users - explains the artistic director of the event, architect

- indicate a

vitality in this troubled season. and suspended.  

Thus, after 9 editions that presented and brought together over 4 thousand walking events, cultural meetings, celebrations, thematic festivals, books, concerts, this tenth edition has become a mirror of reflection, beyond the daily and the encounter.

That is, he tried to think, dig into the roots of historical paths to find, at the bottom, the rock on which to firmly rest elements of certainty and of the future. 

"Like the ancient medieval pilgrims - who escaped hunger, risks and diseases -

- today we must reiterate the deep reasons for the resilient need for nature, spirituality, sociality. Unfortunately with remote technologies but, with clarity on the fact that the near future, as John Naisbitt stated, can only be high teach and high touch or the accelerated growth of technology has produced a stronger push than ever in the search for meaning, a desire for community, a thirst for spirituality, and a truly desperate need to understand. So, with great simplicity, we compared the "Paths in the South. The good steps for Via" presenting the original and sustainable paths that, beyond the Via Francigena and the Appian Way, trace the paths of history, of identities and good tourism, gathering stimuli and fruitful sharing ".

(martino.iannone@ansa.it)