This is the first volume in a three volume guide for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders travelling the via Francigena - the ancient pilgrim route from Canterbury in England to Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. The first volume covers the 760 kilometres from the Canterbury Cathedral to Besançon - the Capital of Franche-Comte in France. Each volume contains detailed routing instructions, route schematics, listings of accommodation and services and descriptions of the history of key locations along the route. Purchasers of the book are entitled to receive GPS waypoint data and periodic route updates.