Tag: Walks in Italy
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Via Francigena Towering Tales
Day 11 Day 11 began with a climb up to the town of San Quirico d’Orcia where a series of roller coaster ups and downs challenged us. Along the way we saw two towers in the distance and joked that “surely we won’t pass by them!” Continuing on, the trail led us through the resort…
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Via Francigena Easter Sunday
Day 3 Our day was a success. We found morning coffee and food. Had a mostly uneventful walk, had time to explore at the end of the day and somehow made dinner reservations with our bad Italian and their not so great English.
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Via Francigena Tests Our Readiness
Day 1 Rain ushered us out of Lucca Friday morning. The guidebook mapped out a city walk for today, but also suggested an alternate, rural (muddy) route with some climbing. We chose the easy, flat city trek for the first day out. This was probably the right choice given how tired our legs and backs…
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