I also had blisters on my first couple of Caminos, although my hiking boots fit 'perfectly'. I later learned to buy hiking boots 1-2 sizes larger than my normal shoes. Those long days of walking caused my feet to swell. Since then I have also...
The VF del/nel Sud (other names are avaialble) goes from Rome to Bari (the embarcation point for onward travel to Jerusalem on the Via Egnatia) or on to Santa Maria di Leuca, the tip of the heel of Italy.
It is a beautiful, very quiet, extension...
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