by Paty | May 3, 2025 | Italy, Via Francigena
When I began planning my spring 2025 trek on the Via Francigena, I wasn’t 100% sure what to expect. Was this European pilgrimage going to be like the Camino de Santiago routes in Spain? Could I stop wherever I got tired each day, or was I limited to certain...
by Paty | May 2, 2025 | Camino Primitivo, Spain, Trail Journals
Thursday – May 1, 2025 Start: Grado, Spain End: Porciles Distance: 30.2 km (18.9 miles) Lodging: Posada de Peregrinos Fontenaya On day 2 of the Camino Primitivo, I left Grado in a thick, humid fog left by the overnight rain. The trail climbed about...
by Paty | May 1, 2025 | Camino Primitivo, Spain, Trail Journals
Wednesday – April 30, 2025 Start: Oviedo, Spain End: Grado Distance: 27.2 km (17 miles) Lodging: Albergue la Quintana Before I could leave Oviedo on day 1 of the Camino Primitivo, I needed to make my way to the start line: the 9th-century Gothic cathedral in the...
by Paty | Apr 30, 2025 | Camino Primitivo, Spain, Trail Journals
Tuesday – April 29, 2025 Start: Rome, Italy End: Oviedo, Spain Distance flown: 1,508 km (937 miles) Lodging: Hotel Clarin With my trek on the Via Francigena complete, it was time to shift my focus to my next pilgrimage: the Camino Primitivo. Yet...
by Paty | Apr 29, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Sunday, April 27, 2025 After 17 days as a pilgrim thinking about Rome, today was my day to explore the city like a tourist. I got up super early to get some photos of St. Peter’s Square (before the Jubilee crowds arrived), then made my way all around Rome to...
