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Day 3: CESELLI – SPOLETO, (17 km – 10.5 miles)
Today only 3 of us opted to walk. Elena had a chest congestion and asthma flair up and the heat from yesterday made today a rest day for Nehitah &…
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Day 2: Field Notes
Today we headed toward Arrone at 9am. We walk up into the town, taking time for pictures and walking about the town. Then we walked toward Ferentillo, where we visit…
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Day 2: Arrone to Ceselli (15km – 9.3 miles).
Today, we walk along the river Nera to reach the small town of Ferentillo. We later visit Abbey of San Pietro in Valle.
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Day 1 Field Notes
At 10am, we meet the rest of our group at the Terni train station. There are 4 others on the tour (Keith, Nahita, Lois, and Elena), Judy (owner of Spanish…
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Day 1: Terni to Arrone (10km – 6.2 miles).
Today we begin a 100km pilgrimage from Terni to Assisi, We start on a lake called Piediluco. We will follow the river Velino to reach Marmore to see the Cascata…
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Hello, Terni
I love being off the beaten path. Terni is definitely hitting that strongly for me today having been in large bustling cities. I checked more than one on this,…
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Florence, Lucca, Pisa, San G
On our last morning in Florence, we visited Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze (where Michelangelo’s statue of David resides for those of you just tuning in). We lucked out again having…
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Hello, San Gimignano
Where we are staying tonight. I may have fallen in love. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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Renaissance Early Adopters
Galileo rolls eyes as Micheli texts his friends The Selfie
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Florence – Day 1
Today (so far), we did Rick Steve’s self-guided Renaissance walk in the heart of Florence then explored south of the Arno River in Pitti Piazza, Giardino di Boboli (the palace…