My recommendations for the best of this secluded and spiritual area The Casentino, to the east of Florence, is an often-overlooked area of Tuscany. If you’ve already visited the well-known, well-trodden parts of Tuscany and if secluded and spiritual appeals, you’ll want to see what I have to say about the Casentino. To view this article please go to my Substack
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A Special Monastery in Tuscany
La Verna: a contemplative Tuscan sanctuary For the updated version of this post, go to my Substack
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Italy’s Pilgrimage Route: How to Plan (part 2)
Packing lessons learned from walking the Via Francigena When I packed for my 40 day solo walk on Italy's pilgrimage route, I thought my pack could be a fifth of my body weight. Wrong. I had to eliminate 6 pounds from it to get it down to 13 pounds— a tenth of my body weight. So if you weigh 130 pounds, your pack shouldn’t be more than 13 pounds (in Kilos, a person weighing
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Italy’s Pilgrimage Route: How to Plan (part 1)
The length of the Via Francigena The Via Francigena is long! It starts in Canterbury England and goes to Rome Italy. In fact you can go beyond Rome, to the southern tip of the heel of Italy's boot, and on to Jerusalem. From Canterbury to Rome it is about 2,083 km (around 1,290 miles.) This will take about four months to walk. The part in Italy is about 944 Km ( 587 miles.) It
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