- Time of past OR future Camino
- May 2023: Via Francigena, Lucca to Rome
I've been collecting notes on how to break up some of the longer stages in Tuscany and Lazio. Some I saw here, some on social media - my apologies for not keeping track of who suggested them. Since the shorter stages don't all have pilgrim accommodations, and so require more advance planning to reserve a bed in agriturismos or bed and breakfasts, I'm passing along what I've found. Hopefully it helps others!
The long stages are in bold; the midpoints are in italics.
- The Ostello Ponte De'Medici at Ponte a Cappiano gets horrible reviews on the Italian websites. There appear to be nicer places a few km up the road in Fucecchio.
- There are some agriturismos between San Miniato and Gambassi Terme, but you have to bring in your own supplies to cook dinner. I haven't decided whether to break this stage up or not. It's a challenging stretch (per reports on Facebook), but breaking it up into two 12k days feels like overkill.
- San Quirico-Radicofani is the only stage that I will 100% be breaking up in two.
- There are other shorter stages I've seen mentioned that I don't plan to take, but that might interest others:
The long stages are in bold; the midpoints are in italics.
- Lucca - Altopascio (18.3 k)
- Altopascio - San Miniato (28.7)
- Ponte a Cappiano / Fucecchio
- San Miniato - Gambassi Terme (24.0)
- Castelfiorentino / Coiano
- Gambassi Terme - San Gimignano (13.6)
- San Gimignano - Monteriggioni (30.5)
- Colle Val d'Elsa
- Monteriggioni - Siena (20.3)
- Siena - Ponte d'Arbia (25.4)
- Ponte d'Arbia - San Quirico d'Orcia (26.5)
- San Quirico - Radicofani (32.6k)
- Gallina / Castigolione d'Orcia
- Radicofani - Acquapendente (23.0)
- Acquapendente - Bolsena (23.0 )
- Bolsena - Montefiascone (18.1)
- Montefiascone - Viterbo (18.0)
- Viterbo - Vetrella (16.6)
- Vetrella- Sutri (23.4)
- Sutri - Campagnano di Roma (24.2)
- Campagnano di Roma - La Storta (22.7)
- La Storta - Roma (19.2)
- The Ostello Ponte De'Medici at Ponte a Cappiano gets horrible reviews on the Italian websites. There appear to be nicer places a few km up the road in Fucecchio.
- There are some agriturismos between San Miniato and Gambassi Terme, but you have to bring in your own supplies to cook dinner. I haven't decided whether to break this stage up or not. It's a challenging stretch (per reports on Facebook), but breaking it up into two 12k days feels like overkill.
- San Quirico-Radicofani is the only stage that I will 100% be breaking up in two.
- There are other shorter stages I've seen mentioned that I don't plan to take, but that might interest others:
- Siena to Monteroni d’Arbia (16k)
- Monteroni d’Arbia to Buonconvento (14k)
- Buonconvento to San Quirico (20.9)
- Radicofani to Ponte a Rigo (10.5km)
- Ponte a Rigo to Proceno (15.5km)
- Proceno to San Lorenzo Nuovo (17 km)
- San Lorenzo Nuovo to Bolsena (12km)
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