The best of the Via Lauretana Toscana in five days
Road of artists, merchants and pilgrims, a journey on foot along the path from Siena to Cortona
The Via Lauretana is a path through the heart of Italy to Loreto (Marche). Called "the world's oldest Marian path", it passes through some of the most important places of Christianity in Italy. We will follow the Tuscan part of this ancient Via.
Five days trekking from the magnificent medieval city of Siena to Etruscan Cortona through the iconic landscapes of the Crete Senesi and the fertile and industrious Val di Chiana, the villages of Torrita, Asciano, Sinalunga, Serre di Rapolano and Scrofiano.
A journey to discover, in a part of Tuscany little known and for this reason authentic, experienced, full of hidden treasures of incredible beauty: we will travel this ancient road slowly, with open hearts and eyes, enjoying encounters with the local people, tasting their culinary delicacies (ever heard of Val di Chiana aglione or Chianina cows? ), visiting the parish churches, farms and Leopold farms that tell so much about the history of land reclamation and sharecropping in these places on the margins - fortunately - of mass tourism.
Prices include
- Hiking Guide Service
- Tour Guide Service
- Secretarial service and trip registration
- All overnight stays (5 nights in accommodations as described in "Eating and sleeping")
- All breakfasts
- 3 dinners
- Luggage transportation
- Private transfers as scheduled
- Video call assistance in filling out the contract
- V.A.T.
Supplemental charges
- One free dinner
- Cancellation insurance with Covid and holiday cancellation cover
- Drinks (at dinners included)
- Packed lunches
- Tourist tax to be paid locally
- Anything not expressly indicated under "Prices include" section
- Travel to/from meeting point
Meeting point
Plan
- Day 1: Arbia - Leonina - Vescona - Asciano
26.3 km - altitude difference: +790 meters / -770 meters - walking hours: 7 and 1/2 - medium
Free for those arriving in Siena the evening before the start of the tour: 2-hour guided tour of the citta' del Palio
- Day 2: Asciano - Serre di Rapolano - Scrofiano
21 km - difference in altitude: +660 meters / -480 meters - walking hours: 5 - medium
- Day 3: Scrofiano - Sinalunga - La Fratta - Torrita
19 km - difference in altitude: +540 meters / -780 meters - hours of walking: 5 - medium
Day 4: Torrita - Petrignano del Lago
24 km - difference in altitude: +270 meters / - 270 meters - walking hours: 6 1/2 - medium
Day 5: Petrignano del Lago - Ossaia - Cortona
21 km - difference in altitude: + 390 meters / -220 meters - walking hours: 6 - medium
You can download the detailed program in English at this link.
