ur itinerary has its start in Fidenza, crossroads of several different routes. Fidenza Cathedral emblematically bears witness to the complex significance of medieval monuments, which blend in their architecture human and universal values, the concepts of nature and spirit, sin and salvation. Most of the sculptural decoration was carried out by Benedetto Antelami, who probably worked at it at the very beginning of the 13th century. To reach Fornovo from Fidenza and thus get ready to cross the Apennines, the pilgrim had two options; the most direct path left the Via Claudia, as the Via Emilia was called in medieval times, at Coduro, where the church of San Leonardo stood, and it proceeded through the Fidenza countryside towards Santa Margherita, crossing an area called "la Francesca". From here the road headed straight for Borghetto di Noceto, Medesano, Felegara and finally Fornovo. The stretch leading from Medesano to Felegara is in fact mentioned as the "municipal road named Francesca" in the 18th century cartography. The variation through Parma was probably less popular but equally important and charming. It proceeded from Fidenza along the Via Emilia towards Parma, passing through San Pancrazio, with the church where the relics of the Saint were kept, and finally reaching the church of Santa Croce, just outside the town.