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THE OFFICIAL GUIDE OF COLUMBAN WAY IN ITALY
One of the oldest pilgrimage routes in Europe which is flanked by significant cultural, environmental, artisanal and food and wine attractions.
After a pilgrimage across half of Europe, in 614, Saint Columban founded the Abbey in Bobbio, which quickly became one of the most important cultural centers of the Early Middle Ages.
Today, modern travelers and pilgrims can retrace the journey of the Irish Saint in 18 Italian stages: from the Alps to Milan, among ancient waterways, the lively humanity of the Po Valley and the greenery of the Piacenza Apennines, up to the tomb of the Abbot and the hermitage of Saint Michael.
Everything you need to know about this Path is in the first official Guide published by Terre di Mezzo. In 120 pages, the journey from the Swiss border of Villa di Chiavenna to Lecco and Milan, where the eight final stages begin, which lead to the last Abbey founded by the Abbot.
An opportunity to retrace the steps of the Irish Holy Abbot in Italian territory in 330 km.
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Embark on a 330 km journey along the Columban Way in Italy, tracing the steps of one of the most revered European saints, the Holy Irish Abbot. The journey begins in Villa di Chiavenna, just a few kilometers away from the Swiss border, and concludes in a small village located in the Piacenza area. For lovers of itineraries with a religious background, the Columban Way is a real journey which, in its last Italian stretch, crosses the whole of Lombardy from North to South between ancient abbeys rich in history and ends after 330 km in Bobbio, the village on the Trebbia river which seems to be the backdrop to Leonardo’s Mona Lisa. The itinerary has 19 stages, follows ancient waterways such as the Mera stream, and runs alongside several renowned centers overlooking the eastern shore of Lake Como, such as Bellano (for its famous ravine) and Varenna (the “Pearl of the Lario”), before entering the Po Valley following the course of the Adda and reaching the final destination in the Emilian Apennines, where the saint spent his last days of life and where he was buried (not before giving life to the Abbey that bears his name ). Among the previous stages, when the Path is already wedged between the provinces of Lodi and Pavia, that of San Colombano al Lambro stands out, the village on the hill of the same name from which “the DOC wine of Milan” is born.
