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Via Francigena - From Lucca to Siena (Self-Guided)

Walk the famous Via Francigena through the Tuscan countryside from Lucca to Siena accompanied by vineyards, hill-top villages and rolling landscapes

  • Tuscany

  • Breakfast and 1 Dinner
  • Pilgrimage Routes

  • April - October

What does this mean?

Challenging

What does this mean?

7 Nights

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£859
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Walking grade

Grade 6

Full day walks with appreciable amounts of ascent and descent and longer distances covered.  Whilst you will be mainly on paths, these may be rough, steep, and loose at times. We take the whole day to enjoy some fabulous walks.  

Usual daily walks - Distance: 8 miles; Ascent/Descent 850m; Terrain: sometimes rough, loose or steep sections; Walking Time: 8hrs / Full Day walks.

The above statistics are generalisations of a day’s key walk, it does not include distance covered during general sightseeing or daily activity. Detailed information of the daily walking requirements are specified in the specific holidays ‘Daily Itinerary".

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Self-Guided Collection

Expertly planned, flexible walking itineraries, led by you, with accommodation, route plans, and luggage transfers all taken care of by us.

Overview

Holiday Highlights

  • Tuscan hills dotted with vines and pretty villages
  • Fortified military village of Monteriggioni
  • UNESCO towns of San Gimignano and Siena
  • Following in the footsteps of Pilgrims past

Lucca owes a grand part of its wealth to centuries of prosperous trade on the Via Francigena. The town was easily reached via two parallel routes, the ‘via de supra’ or ‘via de subtus’, and the main churches built hospital annexes to provide shelter and food for pilgrims.

Take a train to Fucecchio to avoid a long sometimes busy section on tarmac. This stage of the pilgrimage starts off on flat open terrain in the Val d’Elsa, then it moves into a medieval atmosphere evoked by narrow lanes and sandstone façades so typical of Tuscany. Marvel at it all in Monteriggioni and thrill to San Gimignano’s thirteen extraordinary towers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990. 

Approaching Siena, you’re welcomed by an open landscape of rolling hills slashed by the picturesque grey crags of the Crete Senesi.

This is Tuscany at its best.

  • 7 nights accommodation on BB basis
  • 1 dinner (Gambassi Terme)
  • Luggage and passenger transfer Day 2
  • Luggage transfer Day 3-7 (max luggage is 1 piece, weight is 20kg)
  • Pilgrim's Passport
  • Digital detailed route notes and maps in English
  • Access to route information on an app.
  • 24 hour assistance in English

Holiday Information

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NOTE: Itineraries and Holiday Information Sheets can vary by a specific date chosen

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Tour Codes

66050

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