Rain and mud A short day as it soon became obvious that pressing on was a bit mad. The rain didn't seem that bad as we left but the paths...

Day one. Finding our hiking legs again. The first day of our hike across the Appenines to Florence. The day promised to be mostly flat...

The Vatican Pilgrims who complete at least 100 km of the Via can get a certificate or Testimonium. These are available from an office...

Cinghiali. We had a light breakfast at the hostel before setting off. It was a cold but sunny Autumn morning. The first few km along the...

Unexpected. The hostel was cold when we woke, so we were quickly out to start the last full day on the Via. Perhaps we were too relaxed...

Angry bees. A hotel breakfast to start the day before catching the bus out to Monterosi. It was an easy and quick journey and we were...

Sutri. It rained heavily overnight and with another rainy day in prospect, our plan is just to set off and see how far we get. By chance...

Vetralla. Our plan today is to get at least to Vetralla which is the end of the stage and then keep going and see how far we get. We feel...

Citta dei Papi. A genuine rest day with little planned. We had some things to organise, and wanted to rest and keep the walking to a...

Bagni caldi. The second of two short stages to the regional centre of Viterbo which will be our last rest stop. We grabbed a stamp at the...

Cold. A nice short day walking on the hills above the lake. Many pilgrims combine the next two short-ish stages. We would rather take it...

Lake Bolsena. A relaxed day ahead as we walk the short distance to Lake Bolsena which is a large freshwater lake formed in the cone of a...

Empty. After a brief tour of Radicofani, we started the long descent into the Val di Paglia. Our first stop was the Casa Medici, a...

Bagno Vignoni. Today is the last 30km plus day of the Via and throws in a big climb to end the day. We were on the road by 9 and had a...

Walkers. Bar Sport in Buonconvento was filled with walkers and pilgrims at 9 am as they emerged from their overnight roosts, met their...

Val d'Orcia. Today's stage is longer than of late and takes us into the famously beautiful Val d'Orcia south of Siena. It took us a while...

Monteriggione. Today we go back out to Badia a Isola to complete our walk into Siena. We somehow missed the bus we were meant to catch...

Palio. The weather was foul, so we caught the bus to Siena and will take an extra rest day. Today's date: 3.10.20, 4.10.20 Weather:...

Colle di Val d'Elsa. The via today provides a choice of routes. We are taking the route that runs through the hill village of Colle Val...

Towers. Today's stage is short, so our plan is to walk to San Gimignano this morning, look around and then walk a few km out of town to...