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Day 4: SPOLETO – PORETA, (14 km – 8.7 miles)

"I've never seen anything more pleasing than my Spoletina valley" exclaimed Saint Francis himself upon admiring the beauty of the fields, the olive groves and the little towns that make…
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September 19, 2018Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi
Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi

Food in Spoleto

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September 19, 2018Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi
Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi

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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September 18, 2018Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi
Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi

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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September 17, 2018Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi
Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi

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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September 17, 2018Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi
Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi

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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September 16, 2018Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi
Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi

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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September 16, 2018Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi
Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi

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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September 15, 2018Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi
Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi

Planning: Italy Itinerary

Day 1 - Milan (WorldHotel Cristoforo Colombo)  Day 2 - Varenna (Villa Cipressi Hotel)  Day 3 & 4  Ortisei (AlpenHotel Rainell)  Day 5 Venice  We were planning to stay on…
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July 24, 2018Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi
Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

Goodbye Northern Spain

After finishing the Camino - every step of the last 100km and probably another 30-50km in the days preceding - we slept 10 hours. Yesterday as we wandered the narrow…
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June 23, 2012Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

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