PILGRIMS FROM NON EU COUNTRIES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WALK THE ENTIRE VF

Since 1987, the Cultural-Routes of Europe committees have worked tirelessly to establish and extend pilgrimage trails in Europe. Some are between 1900km (Canterbury to Rome) or even 5000km (Jerusalem).
When Switzerland joins the Schengen zone on 5th December, pilgrims from the Non-EU countries will no longer have sufficient time to walk these routes. 90 days is not ehough time for anyone to walk nearly 2000km. It was sufficient when one spent 10 days walking in Switzerland, but from 5th December this will change.
Although more and more countries have joined the Schengen zone - and further expansions are planned - the time allowed to visitors has not been increased.
The EU and the Schengen zone countries should consider extending the period allowed for people to walk across Europe along the old pilgrimage trails that are so painstakingly being re-annimated.
There are a number of pilgrimage routes that non-EU pilgrims will be able to walk

• VF from Canterbury to Rome ± 1900km
• Via Turonensis, Paris to Santiago ± 1800km
• Via Lemovensis from Vezelay to Santiago ± 1750km