Walking in Europe

A blog of Angus and Alison's walking tour of the Tour de Mont Blanc, Via degli Dei the Dobratsch Circuit in Carinthia, Austria, the Dolomites, Venice, and Iceland

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  • Firenze is a wonderful place to be a tourist and a learner! We are having an amazing experience in Firenze. And according to Ali’s phone we have walked almost as many kms each day sightseeing and touring the many museums and galleries as we did on the trail. The feet agree. Over the last three…

  • Pre-note: Today we wrapped the amazing Via degli Dei 130 km walk from Bologna to Florence over the Apennines (although Strava has it at 157 kms adding distance for a couple variant routes and a detour or two?). Definitely feels like Strava has our correct distance! 🥾😮‍💨 Today was such a rewarding last day, though…

  • A lovely two day walk (but hot) through the UNESCO Villa Medicea through fields and olive groves, then a 2500 ft ascent to the old convent at Mt Senario. Starting early from our campsite at San Piero a Sieve we started climbing almost immediately through a picturesque lane lined with Italian cypress trees up to…