The route, to be completed on foot as was customary in the Middle Ages, starts from the Basilica of the Holy Anaunian Martyrs in Sanzeno, and ends at the sanctuary of a thousand-year-old hermit, St. Romedius, who had gone to Rome to pray at the tombs of the Princes of the Apostles and then settled in the harsh valley that bears his name.

The “Jacobean Path of Anaunia” touches on important points of ancient routes: St. Mary of Senale (Unsere Liebe Frau in Walde) in the bilingual area of the Non Valley, the territory of Rumo and Bresimo, with a magnificent series of medieval churches, the lower Sole Valley with the village of St. James; the capital of Anaunia, Cles, with Caltron and Dres; Tassullo, Nanno Tuenno, Terres, Flavon, Cunevo, Lover with places of worship and hermitages dedicated to saints highly venerated in the Middle Ages (St. Vigilius, St. Blaise, St. Emerenziana, St. George, St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence, St. Maurice, St. James), and finally the left bank of the Noce, the stream crossing the valley, with Ton, Dardine and its church dedicated to St. Marcellus, Torra, Segno (homeland of the great missionary to Mexico Eusebio Francesco Chini), Taio, Coredo and at the end of the path St. Romedius.

There are seven stages, totaling 160 km, sometimes challenging but certainly attractive, always rich in landscapes and encounters with cultures of other times, as well as filled with exquisite sacredness.

A network of hospitality options completes the “path”: everything is marked – like the much better known “Camino Francés” in Spain – by yellow shells and signs indicating the correct direction. Farm stays, hotels, small restaurants accompany the route and make the pilgrims’ effort lighter, who strictly walk on foot, in memory of the ancient devotees of St. James the Apostle.

The Jacobean Path of Anaunia, among the most interesting spiritual routes in Italy, is offered in two loop versions: the short, 3 stages, about 60 km, and the complete, 7 stages, about 160 km.

The itinerary is designed for continuous progression in sequence with overnight stays at the end of each stage but can also be divided differently according to one’s needs. Those who do not opt for progression but limit themselves to single stages or parts of a stage must plan the return to the starting point by public or private transport.

Through the culture of walking, one rediscovers the soul of a territory. The Jacobean Path of Anaunia, designed using country roads immersed in woods and apple orchards, but also roads penetrating the farming villages of the area, allows the walker a direct and original contact with the valley’s inhabitants and their traditions: you can observe people in their daily lives, their houses, meeting places both civil and religious, and stop to talk.

The Jacobean Path of Anaunia is generally suitable for everyone. There are no dangerous sections but some physical training is required for medium to long stretches and some attention when the route intersects or overlaps with short road sections.