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...
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...
