Via Romea Francigena (EV5)

EuroVelo 5 Via Romea (Francigena)
overall length	3900 km
location	United Kingdom France Belgium Luxembourg Germany Switzerland Italy
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Starting point	London
Target point	Brindisi
Website URL	eurovelo.com

The EuroVelo  5 - Via Romea (Francigena) route is a European long-distance cycle route . It leads about 3900 kilometers from London over the Alps to the Italian port city of Brindisi . The name comes from the Latin name Via Romea Francigena , which means something like "The way to Rome that comes from France". This north-south route runs through seven countries: Great Britain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.

route

In Great Britain

Completely laid out and signposted in England, it leads over the National Route NCR1 from London via Rochester , Canterbury , Sandwich to Dover . Part of the route is traffic-free - including the Thames Path Cycle Route and the Crab and Winkle Way, as the former Canterbury – Whitstable railway is called.

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  The EV5 in Kemsley, Kent

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  The EV5 between Whitstable and Canterbury, Kent

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  Crab and Winkle cycle path

In France

Two sections of the EV5 are in France.

The northern section is still being planned. It should lead from Calais via Béthune to Lille and then along the Canal de Roubaix to Roubaix and the Belgian border.

The second section begins in Sarreguemines and leads via Strasbourg to Mulhouse . The route is routed through a number of channels:

• the Saar Canal from Saargemünd to Gondrexange
• the Rhine-Marne Canal from Gondrexange to Strasbourg
• the old Breusch Canal from Strasbourg to Soultz-les-Bains
• Véloroute du vignoble d'Alsace from Soultz-les-Bains to Cernay

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  The EV5 along the Saar Canal, Lorraine, France

In Belgium

In Belgium, the EV5 runs from Geraardsbergen on the LF 6 (Flanders Cycle Route) to Brussels . In Wallonia, the route is routed via the RAVeL network via Namur and Dinant to Martelange .

In Luxemburg

Through Luxembourg, the EV5 follows the Luxembourg cycle network : PC18, PC17, PC12, PC13, Luxembourg-Ville route No. 2, PC1, PC11, PC7 and PC3. The route leads from the Belgian border via Luxembourg (city) and on to the German-French border at Schengen and then continues through Germany to Saarbrücken.

In Luxembourg, the route is only laid out from the Belgian border to Luxembourg (city). The eastern part is still under construction.

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  The Hobscheid tunnel on the PC12 cycle route through Luxembourg

In Germany

The German route of EuroVelo 5 runs over approx. 80 km through Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate , from the Luxembourg border near Schengen via Saarlouis to Saarbrücken and from there to Saargemünd in France . From there it continues over the eastern French section of the EV5 (see above).

In Switzerland

In Switzerland the EV5 is completely laid out. It follows the national cycle route 3 .

The route leads via Basel , Aarau , Lucerne , Andermatt , the Gotthard Pass , Bellinzona and Locarno to Chiasso .

In Italy

In Italy the EV5 is still under construction or planning.

In Italy, the route of the EV5 follows the BicItalia BI 3 Ciclovia dei Pellegrini and leads through Milan , Pavia , Fidenza , Piacenza , Parma , Berceto , Aulla , Florence , Siena , Bolsena , Rome , Fiuggi , Cassino , Benevento , Candela , Gravina in Puglia , Taranto and Brindisi .

See also

• EuroVelo - European long-distance cycle route network
• Via Francigena pilgrimage route in parallel from Canterbury to Rome

Individual evidence

1. ↑ eurovelo.com accessed on August 27, 2017.
2. ↑ eurovelo.com accessed on August 25, 2017.
3. ↑ Germany - EuroVelo. Retrieved July 7, 2019 . 
4. ↑ eurovelo.com accessed on August 29, 2017.
5. ↑ eurovelo.com accessed on August 29, 2017.