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...
by Paty | Apr 28, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Sunday, April 27, 2025 Start: La Storta, Italy End: Vatican City Distance walked: 23.2 km (14.5 miles) Cumulative distance: 434 km (269.6 miles) Today was my final stage on the Via Francigena, walking from the Roman exurb of La Storta to St....
by Paty | Apr 27, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Start: Campagrano di Roma, Italy End: La Storta Distance walked: 24.5 km (15.3 miles) Cumulative distance: 410.7 km (255.1 miles) The world’s leaders gathered at the Vatican today to honor Pope Francis’s life...
by Paty | Apr 26, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Friday, April 25, 2025 Start: Sutri, Italy End: Campagrano di Roma Distance walked: 32.2 km (18.9 miles) Cumulative distance: 386.1 km (239.8 miles) Day 15 of the Via Francigena was all about detours. The morning began with a surprise when I ran...
by Paty | Apr 25, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Thursday, April 24, 2025 Start: Vetralla, Italy End: Sutri Distance walked: 18.9 km (15.8 miles) Cumulative distance: 355.7 km (220.9 miles) Day 14 began as cool, overcast, windy, and occasionally rainy. The morning’s route was mostly...
by Paty | Apr 24, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Start: Viterbo, Italy End: Vetralla Distance walked: 21.3 km (13.2 miles) Cumulative distance: 330.2 km (205.1 miles) Day 13 of the Via Francigena was another short day. Now that I’m trying to arrive in Rome after...
by Paty | Apr 23, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Start: Montefiascone, Italy End: Viterbo Distance walked: 20.3 km (12.6 miles) Cumulative distance: 308 km (191.3 miles) On day 12 of the Via Francigena, I was consumed with the question of when I should arrive in Rome....
by Paty | Apr 22, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Monday, April 21, 2025 Start: Lake Bolsena, Italy End: Montefiascone Distance walked: 18.4 km (11.5 miles) Cumulative distance: 288.7 km (179.3 miles) Day 11 on the Via Francigena was Pasqetta (or Easter Monday). It was also my shortest distance...
by Paty | Apr 21, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Sunday, April 20, 2025 Start: Acquapendente, Italy End: Lake Bolsena Distance walked: 23.6 km (14.6 miles) Cumulative distance: 270.2 km (167.8 miles) Although I didn’t originally plan this trek to coincide with any religious holidays, I spent day...
