by Paty | Apr 20, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Saturday, April 19, 2025 Start: Radicofani, Italy End: Acquapendente Distance walked: 15.3 km (9.5 miles) + 9 km bus ride Cumulative distance: 246.7 km (153.2 miles) Day 9 of my Via Francigena trek began amid the clouds and fog surrounding the hilltop...
by Paty | Apr 19, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Friday, April 18, 2025 Start: San Quirico d’Orcia, Italy End: Radicofani Distance walked: 34.7 km (21.5 miles) Cumulative distance: 231.4 km (143.7 miles) Day 8 on the Via Francigena was another 20+ mile day. However, the real adversity lay in the...
by Paty | Apr 18, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Thursday, April 17, 2025 Start: Ponte d’Arbia, Italy End: San Quirico d’Orcia Distance walked: 27 km (16.7 miles) Cumulative distance: 196.5 km (121.8 miles) The wine country dominated the Via Francigena today. This is where some of Italy’s...
by Paty | Apr 17, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Start: Siena, Italy End: Ponte d’Arbia Distance walked: 27.2 km (17 miles) Cumulative distance: 169.5 km (105.3 miles) Yesterday’s near-marathon day in the rain nearly broke me. My feet were a mess after 23 miles in...
by Paty | Apr 16, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Start: Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy End: Siena Distance walked: 37.4 km (23.2 miles) Cumulative distance: 142.2 km (88.3 miles) Today was my longest day on the entire Via Francigena, and the hiking conditions weren’t great....
by Paty | Apr 15, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Monday, April 14, 2025 Start: Gambassi Terme, Italy End: Colle di Val d’Elsa Distance walked: 28.8 km (17.9 miles) Cumulative distance: 104.8 km (65.1 miles) I decided to split the next 65 kilometers to Siena into two days. Unfortunately,...
by Paty | Apr 14, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Sunday, April 13, 2025 Start: San Miniato, Italy End: Gambassi Terme Distance walked: 24.6 km (15.1 miles) Cumulative distance: 76 km (47.2 miles) A big storm came in overnight, so much of day 3 of the Via Francigena was spent hiking in moderate to...
by Paty | Apr 13, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Saturday, April 12, 2025 Start: Altopascio, Italy End: San Miniato Distance walked: 32.1 km (20.1 miles) Cumulative distance: 50.6 km (31.6 miles) Day 2 of the Via Francigena took me away from the pavement and sidewalks of yesterday’s route and...
by Paty | Apr 12, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Friday, April 11, 2025 Start: Pisa, Italy End: Altopascio Distance Traveled: 26 km (via rail from Pisa to Lucca) Distance Walked: 5 km in Pisa + 18.5 km on the Via Francigena I woke up this morning in Pisa and decided to take a detour over to the infamous...
by Paty | Apr 10, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Thursday, April 10, 2025 Start: Edinburgh, Scotland End: Pisa, Italy Distance Traveled: 1,494 miles (via rail, bus, and airplane) Before I could begin my trek on the Via Francigena, I had to get from my home in the Pacific Northwest US to Europe. Luckily, my sister...
