2019 Italy: walking La Tuscia
This is an index for the posts on our trip, and a best-of slideshow.
Monthly Archive: October 2019
Day 9: Bolsena to Orvieto
This was the last day, with the longest walk, and we wanted to have as much time as possible in Orvieto; so we were out the door at 8:30 and walking through the town,...
Day 8: San Quirico to Bolsena
We left Quirky Town with only an adequate breakfast, but it was nice to get out into the countryside. We were moving towards the border between Tuscany and Lazio, and the dark tufa country...
Day 7: Quirky Town
We are staying in what we are styling “Quirky Town”, after a short (8 km) walk this afternoon. We took the advice in our book and spent the morning exploring Sorano, especially the Orsini...
Day 6: to Sorano, uphill!
This afternoon we sat in our room, high up above Sorano in the fortress, and watched a violent storm lash the medieval town. It has been that kind of day, filled with unusual discoveries...
Italia 2019: Day 5, Into the Via Cava
Getting ready for a walk is always the same: switching around the bags, laying out boots, poles and clothes, but if it’s going to be a good walk, nothing beats the point sometime in...