These pages describe another longish walk that my wife and I undertook during May and June 2025 – the Via Francigena in Italy.

Another Long Walk In The Foreign

Ready, Aim, Firenze!

Florence in more depth

A Final Flurry in Florence

Aiming for Pisa mind

A Lucca Round

Another Lucca round

Day 1 – Altopascio to San Miniato; a long, long walk

Day 2 – San Miniato to Gambassi Terme – not so long, but hard

Day 3 – Gambassi Terme to San Gimignano – shorter, but still non-trivial

Day 4 – San Gimignano to Colle di Val d’Elsa – a fording delight

Day 5 – Colle to Monteriggioni – Adventures beside the river