The Way of St. Augustine is a pilgrimage route in Northern Italy in the area of Brianza, near Milan, Lombardy which connects 25 Marian sanctuaries and St. Augustin places. The faith route in fact highlights mainly St. Augustin sights such as his home in Cassago together with a great number of Marian icons, shrines and sanctuaries.
The beauty of the route however is also that the only way to can do it is by foot or bike and passes along some beautiful relaxing and peaceful places you wouldn't guess to find only a few miles distant from big towns.
The route is divided into three itineraries: from Brianza to Milan, from Milan to Pavia and then towards Genoa.
All the itinerary composes a rose shade with a stem which arrives at the town of Genoa reachable following the ancient salt Road linking the north with Liguria.
The main route ( the rose flower) starts end ends in Monza. It is circular and extends for 353 km. You can do it within 15 days.
The second part of the route goes from Monza to Milan, it is only 62 km and calculates 3 days of walking.
The third part of the path is the Genevose stem and has a length of 148 km and needs 5 days walking.
St. Augustin route is a great way to know better a very rich archaeological area and rural landscapes just near Milan. On the way you can find a number of places to stay and to eat
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