Walking Via Francigena - Lucca to Siena

Of several pilgrim routes that cross Italy with the eternal city Rome as destination, Via Francigena is the most famous, the route that links Canterbury with the heart of Christianity. In Italy, the route passes through several regions from the San Bernardo pass in Valle d´Aosta via Lazio to Rome.

This section goes through Tuscany and starts in the beautiful city of Lucca. Your walk then continues in Val d´Elsa through a landscape where small towns with narrow alleys and sandstone facades still give a medieval character to the atmosphere.

Like the pilgrims, you stay overnight in famous San Gimignano with its 13 towers and the walled Monteriggioni. As you begin to approach Siena, the hilly and rolling landscape in Crete Senesi is very beautiful, and the finish takes place on Siena's shell-shaped square.