Skip to content
Shiny Penguin

Roam Sweet Roam

  • Exploring
  • Portugal Daily Life
  • Europe Treks

Posts by shinypenguin

About shinypenguin
I'm not really a penguin.
Hike Day 11: Vetralla – Sutri
Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena

Hike Day 11: Vetralla – Sutri

Today’s hike was amazing. Will add more detail after a shower and maybe a swim in the lake (or maybe not). Anyway, here’s a photo dump Torre di Orlando From…
Read More
October 2, 2023Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena
Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena

Hike Day 10: Viterbo – Ronciglione

Today was our largest elevation gain 2139ft. It was about 10 miles. 7 miles a steady climb. Then we had a picnic in a place where many Italian families were…
Read More
October 1, 2023Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena
Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena

Hike Day 9: MONTEFIASCONE – VITERBO

Today’s hike was much easier than yesterday’s but more exposed / hot — 10mi and 450ft elevation gain. It is our 28th wedding anniversary today and it was a nice…
Read More
September 30, 2023Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena
Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena

Day 8 Montefiascone & Catch up photos

Pictures up until now  Exploring 
Read More
September 30, 2023Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena
Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena

Hike Day 8: BOLSENA – MONTEFIASCONE

Part of the day, thru forest Today was about a 11mi hike with 1800 elevation gain. Time passed slowly for me, as I am a bit under the weather — but…
Read More
September 29, 2023Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena
Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena

Day 7: Orvieto

After the hike, we toured the Duomo and did an underground tour. The Duomo had an overwhelming amount of frescoes. Luckily Virginio was there to decipher them for us. Super interesting. Self…
Read More
September 29, 2023Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena
Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena

Hike Day 7: BOLSENA – ORVIETO

The old bridge where we ended our walkEasy day today in terms of mileage but we still managed to get lost a couple times. Arriving in Orvieto, we take the…
Read More
September 28, 2023Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena
Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena

Hike Day 6: ACQUAPENDENTE – BOLSENA

From our guides: We continue our route to reach the lovely town of Acquapendente, where we visit the Romanesque cathedral of the Santo Sepolcro, who’s unusual 10th century crypt contains a…
Read More
September 27, 2023Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena
Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena

Day 5: Castle Tour

Castello Di ProcenoTo start the day, we had a tour of the castle in the medieval village of Proceno. Castello Di Proceno was a central location on the Via Cassia,…
Read More
September 26, 2023Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena
Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena

Hike Day 5: CASTIGLIONE D’ORCIA – PROCENO

The climb continues From the first half of the day. The big excitement of the day was when we met these two Italian hikers who warned of us of aggressive…
Read More
September 26, 2023Posted inItaly Trek: Via Francigena

Posts pagination

Previous page 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 … 43 Next page
Copyright 2026 — Shiny Penguin. All rights reserved.
Scroll to Top