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...
