by Paty | May 4, 2025 | Camino Primitivo, Trail Journals
Saturday – May 3, 2025 Start: El Espin, Spain End: Berducedo Distance: 27 km (16.9 miles) Lodging: Albergue Camino Primitivo Day 4 of the Camino Primitivo started with a significant decision: whether to take the Hospitales route (high route) or the...
by Paty | May 4, 2025 | Gear, Italy, Via Francigena
About a year ago, I decided to experiment with my inn-to-inn packing list. I’d just finished reading Glen Van Peski’s book, Take More, Do Less, which inspired me to pare down my gear to the essentials for the Camino Portugués. My overall assessment of this...
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...
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...
