Way of Saint John

Downloadable guide · 6 October 2026. This file opens offline. External links require a connection.

Route registered in the Ministry of Tourism catalog. Length and variants should be checked with the route authority.

Route information

Start

Melzo

Finish

Borgo San Giovanni

Total distance

52.2 km

Total ascent

Not verified in the available sources

Total descent

Not verified in the available sources

Overall elevation gain/loss unverified: available elevations cover only some stages or tracks.

Distance obtained by adding published stages in the stated sequence.

Distances and elevation data depend on the route variant. D+ and D− are total ascent and descent in metres, not slope percentages. Estimates and missing data are indicated in the source.

Places to see along the route

• Oratorio di Sant'Antonio Melzo · Source
• Chiesa di Sant'Alessandro e Santa Margherita Melzo · Source
• Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Melzo · Source
• Parrocchia del Sacro Cuore Melzo · Source
• Chiesa dei Santi Stefano e Zenone Merlino · Source
• Santuario di San Giovanni Battista del Calandrone Merlino · Source
• Museum Diocesano d’Art Sacra Lodi · Source
• Museum dell'Incoronata Lodi · Source
• Museum civico Lodi · Source

  Corso Umberto Primo 63 Lodi

• Castle visconteo Lodi · Source
• Church of San Giovanni Battista Martire Borgo San Giovanni · Source
• Monument ai Caduti Borgo San Giovanni · Source
• Museum di scienze naturali · Source

  Via San Francesco d’Assisi 23 Lodi

• Museum del Bersagliere · Source
• Palazzo Carcassola · Source
• Bipielle Art · Source

  Viale Polenghi Lombardo 13 26900 Lodi

• Museum Laus Pompeia · Source

  Vicolo Corte Bassa 14 26855 Lodi Vecchio · Opening times reported by the source: Sa-Su 10:00-13:00,15:30-18:30; We "by appointment" · Contact reported by the source: +39 0371 405006 · Website reported by the source

• Collezione anatomica Paolo Gorini · Source

  Via Agostino Bassi 1

• Parco Archeologico Laus Pompeia · Source
• Museum della Stampa e Stampa d’Art a Lodi Andrea Schiavi · Source
• Cattedrale di Santa Maria · Source
• Museum Laus Pompeia - ex Conventino · Source
• Villa Visconti · Source
• Fondazione Maria Cosway · Source

  Via Paolo Gorini 6 26900 Lodi · Website reported by the source

• Museum Ettore Archinti · Source
• Museum dello Strumento Musicale e della Music · Source
• Museum d’arte contemporanea Folligeniali · Source
• Cappelletta di San Rocco · Source
• Santuario Santa Maria delle Stelle · Source
• Sanctuary of the Madonna di Rezzano · Source
• Chiesa di Sant'Ambrogio · Source
• Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Michele · Source
• Chiesa di San Giacomo Apostolo · Source
• Chiesetta di Sant'Anna · Source
• Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta · Source
• Tempio civico della Beata Vergine Incoronata · Source
• Chapel dei Santi Naborre e Felice · Source

  Via Santi Naborre e Felice 26855 Lodi Vecchio

• Chiesa di San Rocco · Source
• Rettoria della Pace · Source
• Chiesa di San Zenone Vescovo · Source
• Chiesa di San Lorenzo Martire · Source
• Chiesa di Santa Francesca Saverio Cabrini · Source
• Chapel del Boia · Source
• Chiesa di Sant'Agnese · Source
• Church of San Filippo Neri · Source
• Oratorio di San Giacomo · Source
• Church of Santa Maria del Sole · Source
• Chiesa Beato Frassati · Source
• Oratorio di Sant'Antonio da Padova · Source
• Oratorio di San Biagio · Source
• Church of San Francesco · Source
• Assemblea Cristiana Evangelica · Source
• Church of Santa Maria Maddalena · Source
• Chiesa di Santo Spirito · Source
• Chiesa di Maria Regina degli Apostoli · Source
• Oratorio di Sant'Antonio da Padova · Source
• Oratorio della Madonna di Lourdes · Source
• Oratorio di San Paolo Apostolo · Source
• Church of Santa Maria Addolorata · Source
• Chiesa parrocchiale di San Materno Vescovo · Source
• Chiesa della Beata Vergine Maria del Carmine · Source
• Chiesa dei Santi Ambrogio, Gervasio e Protasio · Source
• Oratorio di San Biagio in Rossate · Source
• Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie · Source
• Oratorio di San Michele Arcangelo · Source
• Church of Santa Maria della Pietà · Source
• Assemblee di Dio in Italy · Source
• Church of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice · Source
• Chiesa parrocchiale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo · Source
• Chapel di Santa Maria Rossa · Source
• Chapel di San Rocco · Source

  Piazza della Vittoria

• Chiesa dei Santi Bassiano e Fereolo · Source

Tracks and updates

Source GPS tracks · GPX

Source GPS tracks · ZIP

Three official stages Melzo–Borgo San Giovanni. The stated 53 km total is rounded; stage distances are those explicitly published by the Region.

Verified information for this route

Return Lodi–Melzo on Trenord via Milano; check timetables for your date.

Source · www.in-lombardia.it

Merlino–Lodi: carry your own food and water for the section outside towns.

Source · www.in-lombardia.it

Official route information

Official Ministry track

Data del controllo: 2026-10-04

Recorded stages

Coverage and sources

Available stages may include branches: they do not necessarily constitute a single sequence. Credential, water, accommodations and local services must be confirmed with the manager.

Source · www.ministeroturismo.gov.it

Source · www.in-lombardia.it

Source · www.in-lombardia.it

Source · www.in-lombardia.it

Luggage and practical services

Pilgrim credential

The credential records your stamps and journey. It does not reserve a bed or guarantee free accommodation. Check the current rules with the route operator or the Pilgrim Office before departure.

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