Via degli Abati
Via degli Abati
History
The route is the remains of the path used by the monks to travel between Pavia and Pontremoli using places such as Bobbio, Boccolo dei Tassi, Gravago and Borgotari to rest and/or change horses.
The historical route of the Abbots way winds through specific points where monks' cells, hospices and properties of the monks of Sain Columban are located. The placdes crossed by this path are those citec in the Diplomatic Codes of the Bobbio Monastery, namely Boccolo dei Tassi, Borgotaro, Borgallo and Pontremoli. The Bobbio monastery was founded by Saint Columban in 613 AD and represented from the VII to the XI century a centre of culture and civilization for all of Northern Italy.
Path and landscape description
Abbots Way is the modern name asribed to an ancient medieval thoroughfare, recently rediscovered, that links Pavia to Pontremoli for a total of 195 kilometers. The entire route, pinpointed through the reading of texts and visits to the area by Giovanni Magistretti, a man passionate about history, is marked by medieval discoveries in some ancient structures, including towers, castles, fountains, chapels and roads paved in stone.
The Abbot's Way itinerary is filled with history, art and culture; however, it is also an itinerary where taste plays an important role. In the more a hundred kilometers that join Pavia to Pontremoli, the gastonomic traditions of the Trebbia valley, the Lunigiana, the Taro and the Ceno valleys are very much alive. Traditions that stem from history and which have reached us unaltered thanks to the passing on on the "food art" from mother to daughter.
Web
https://www.viadegliabati.com/the-abbots-way-english-version/
E-Mail for contact
Starting location
Bobbio
Final destination
Pontremoli
Path length / km
190 km
Literature
Guida alla Via degli Abati de del volto santo, Terre di mezzo Editore