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| Every Pilgrims Guide to Assisi and other Franciscan Pilgrim Places (Canterbury Press, ISBN: 9781853114182) Assisi, Greccio and neighbouring places associated with St Francis and St Clare are among the world's most popular pilgrim destinations. This new guide in the series is the perfect travelling companion for all visitors to this beautiful region of Italy. Written by an experienced tour leader, it includes the same blend of historical and practical tourist information, illustrations, maps and street plans, to enable visitors to make the most of their stay.
Festivals associated with Francis, especially the blessing of the Christmas crib, are celebrated with great gusto and this book explains what special treats visitors can experience at different times of the year. more>> |
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| Every Pilgrims Guide to Celtic Britain and Ireland (Canterbury Press, ISBN: 9781853114533) This pocket-sized informative travel guide is a companion to the principal Celtic sites in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Comprehensive both in content and detail, the places featured include: Scotland - Iona, Whithorn, Melrose; England - Lindisfarne, Whitby, Jarrow, Ripon, Lichfield, Old Sarum, Glastonbury, Tintagel, Canterbury, Lullingstone; Wales - Bardsey and the Llyn Peninsula, St Winifred's Well, St David's, Lantwit Major; and Ireland - Skellig Michael, Glendalough, Kells, Kildare, Slane Hill and Tara. The stories of the saints associated with these and other places are retold for today's visitors and pilgrims, along with quotations, prayers and readings from the Celtic era.
Practical information is provided, along with maps, illustrations and suggestions of other places to visit nearby. An introduction explains the significance of pilgrimage to these places both in Celtic times and in the present day. more>> |
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