14 years of engagement to give a new birth to the Via Francigena: 1995-2009

    All initiatives AIVF have been possible thanks to the voluntary work of members and friends of the via Francigena

2009
15.01.invited at Jospfest-ORP Fiera di Roma
11.02. Book presentation "San pellegrino tra Mito e Storia; luoghi di culto in Europa" (on the vie francigene) AIVF and Ist. Svizzero-Rm + 13.05 in Lugano 

2008
- 8.03. Conference "VF in Switzerland and Italy", St-James-CH General Assembly in Lugano
- 10.05 New web site www.francigena-international.org
- 10. Creation of T'shirt omnes viae romam perducunt
- 02.10. 1st Meeting of The Network of Culture Routes of the Council of Europe - Strasburg
- 15.07. 1000° AIVF member, 17 countries; Letter 2008

2007
- 30.3. Publishing of the Dormifrancigena A Canterbury -Gran S. Bernardo
- 20.07. Publishing of 2° ed. Topofrancigena B
- Letter 2007

2006
- 30.04. Publishing of the Dormifrancigena B. Gran S. Bernardo-Roma
- 530° AIVF member, 14 countries; Letter 2006

2005
- Web site www.francigena-international.org in 5 languages
- 20.7. Publishing of the Topofrancigena B.dal Gran San Bernardo a Roma: 43 maps
- 20.7. Publishing of "European Waymarking VF Manual" in Italian with patronage of Region Latium 
- 425° AIVF member, 15 countries; Letter 2005

2004
- 30.3. Conference “Historical cultural travelling from Canterbury to Rome”, Club Montevecchio-Rm
- 21.5. Conf. “Historical cultural travelling from Canterbury to Rome” Cultural Ass. Palatinum-Rm
- 20.7. Topofrancigena A. de Canterbury au Gd St-Bernard 40 geo-cultural maps
- 9.12. Wroclaw-Pl: Celebrations of 50th anniversary of European Cultural Convention of C.of E. The AIVF has received the award for the VF as Major cultura route
- 370 members in 12 countries; Letter 2004

2003
- 7.2. Speech at Seminar VF Arciconfraternità di S.Eligio
- 5.3. Conf. "A journey on the VF from Canterbury to Rome", Circolo Accueil of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Rm
- 30.3. Meeting in Paris with the Ass. dei Comuni italiani sulla VF about future collaboration
- Renewal of the agreement with the EICI
- 23.10. International registration of the European VF Logo
- 20.7. Publication of the 2nd issue of "Guide-Vademecum VF from the Gt St Bernard to Rome with spur-road from Arles-F" in collaboration with the Amis de St-Jacques Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Creation of a network of museums and medieval monuments offering free entry: free-francigena
- Newsletter: Lettre 2003, Lettera 2003, Brief 2003, Letter 2003
- Collaboration between EICI and AVF for dissemination of the VF Library via the Internet
- 24.11. 1st Meeting of European scientific committee VF with AVF and EICI at the Istituto Italiano per il Medioevo-Rome with Franco Cardini, Massimo Miglio, André Vauchez, Lello Jacobone, Franco Morenzoni, Benedetto Vetere, Anna Benvenuti, Michael Matheus, Renato Stopani and help of EIC.
- 250° AVF member, 11 countries in 4 continents

2002
- 02.03. Speech at Seminar VF at Capranica-VT
- 19.04.Conference at University of Lausanne "Realisation of a European cultural itinerary»
- 10.07 Publication «Guide-Vademecum de Londres au Gd St-Bernard" in collaboration with English, French and Swiss associations

- Creation, in collaboration with the EICI, of Inventory of VF Sites and Monuments SOS in danger
- Preparation of Universities network-francigena
- Launch of specific cartography Topo-francigena in collaboration with the University of Lausanne
- 145 AVF members in 10 countries around the world; Letter 2002

2001
- 03.02. Creation of the Group of the Friends of the VF- ancient-walking-cycling on the initiative of AVF
- 08.02. Conf. "European Adventure of the VF", Centre Culture Européen St-Jean d'Angely-F 
- Preparation of the European Waymarking VF Manual " in collaboration with EICI
- Patronages of the: Holy See, Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities - I, Ministry of Culture and Communication - F and Department of the Interior-CH
- Creation, in collaboration with the Vatican, of the Testimonium Peregrinatoris ad Limina Petri, parchment certifying completion of the pilgrimage, of Litterae Patentes Peregrinatoris and of the Register of the VF pilgrims
- 16.06 IX Praemium Sancti Benedicti from the European Rotary Club awarded to the AVF
- Exhibition "The VF in Switzerland from Vallorbe to the Gt St-Bernard", Château d'Aigle-CH
- 27.07. Presentation to and acceptance of the European VF Logo by the C. of E.
- Launch of the European scientific committee VF
- 5.10. Speech at the Public Library in Castelfiorentino
- Preparation of the VF scientific committee
- 29.11. VF Conference «Europe at the start of the 2nd millennium: commercial exchanges between Switzerland, France and Italy», CCE St-Jean d'Angely
- Letter 2001 to the AMIS of the VF

2000
- Creation of a European VF Mailing List Addresses UK F CH I
- 03.03. Speech at Santa Maria della Scala -Siena with EICI
- 15.03. Conference «La VF a Bridge between Switzerland and Tuscany", Swiss Culture Week-Florence
- 15.06. - 15.9. Exhibition "VF in Switzerland from Vallorbe to the St-Bernard"at the St-Bernard Museum
- 10.07. Publication of the "Vademecum VF - Gran S. Bernardo - Roma" with all relevant information 
- Lettre - Letter 2000 to AMIS of the VF

1999
- Creation of Postcards VF (sold out) in collaboration with the Philatelic Office of the Vatican City
- AVF Delegation in France; Lettre 1999 aux AMIS de la VF

1998
- 1.2. Speech «Via Francigena cultural itineraries of the C.of E.», FEG Europ. Feder. Tourist Guides-London, Congress
- 06. Creation of website www.francigena.ch, of the VF Information Centre at a European level and of the Library VF Gen. UK F CH I
- Involvement in safeguarding important monuments and sites in danger in Switzerland and Italy
- 1st official  training course Turism and Heritage at the university of Geneva launched by AVF
- Proposal of M.Ballester, head of the Service of Cultural and Natural Heritage of the C.of E.-Strasbourg, to form a VF committee and a European VF network
- 22.11. Partnership agreement between AVF and Institute for cultural routes of Luxemburg (EICI)
- 27.11. Speech at Meeting FEG -Naples "Cultural itineraries of the C.of E.Via Francigena"
- 16.12. Speech "VF itinerario culturale del C.d'R. at the Swiss Club-Rome

1997
- 17.06 Presentation of Project to M.Thomas-Penette of the Council of Europe(C.of E.), Strasbourg
- 5.09. Foundation of the Association Via Francigena (AVF as a private and non-profitmaking) at Martigny with the objective of INFORMING, PROMOTING, PUBLICISING the route Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome, primarily in Switzerland and France where it is completely unknown.

1996
- Presentation of the Project "The Route of Sigeric from the Channel to the Alps" at Martigny-CH in April; AT receives mandate of Association Régionale Martigny to promote the project in Valais-CH

1995
- ANGT (Nat. Ass. of Tourist Guides-Italy) appoints Adelaide Trezzini (AT) for promoting the VF in Switzerland.
- Beginning research for a future Medieval guide of the VF from Great St-Bernard to St-Maurice-CH