Foreword

The Via Francigena

Risks and Dangers

The Hospital of Altopascio

The doctors

The food in the Hospital

Conclusion

Contents

Bibliography

Detail: Pilgrim from "Miracolo del pellegrino, la Forca e il gallo" (1477) by Pierantonio Mezzastris, Oratorio dei Pellegrini, Assisi

Front cover: "Signum Fratris Iovonis de Berretani Sindici Parisiensis Hospitalis Sancti Jacobo da Alto Passo" (Sign)