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Day 1 - Arrival in Aulla -
Welcome meeting - Getting the pilgrim credential and a benediction for the way (upon request)
Visit San Capraisio; it is very interesting to see the reconstruction work and the priest knows a lot about the francigena
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Cinqueterre extension
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Day 2 - Aulla - Sarzana
Leaving Aulla which lays in the shade of the imposing Brunella fortress we walk through the last slopes of the Appennino mountain and will catch the first sight of the sea. The Bibola typical village is our first stop, then the ruins of the Brina castle before starting the descent towards Sarzana
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Max alt.:590m.
Altitude gap: uphill 605m.
downhill 660 m
Distance : 16km
Walking time: 4h30
Type of route:
almost entierly unpaved |
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Day 3 - Sarzana - Massa
First you meet the Sarzanello fortress. You will then walk from fortress to castle, to watch tower with the Apuane Alps in as a backdrop. It is the country of the famous Carrara marble and the mountains are white from its deposits
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Max alt.: 450 m.
Distance : 22km
Walking time:5h30
Type of route: dirt roads or secondary asphalt |
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Day 4 - Massa-Camaiore.
A pleasant walk with beautiful views of the coast. Again we remain high on the hills to avoid an overcrowded plain. The route is therefore full of ups and downs. The villages of this area, contrary to the one on the coast are still very well preserved with cobbled streets and small cafes.
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Max alt: 330 m.
Distance : 24km
Walking time: 5h30
Type of route: dirt roads or secondary asphalt
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Day 5 - Camaiore – Lucca
The main attraction of the day is certainly the arrival point, Lucca which you reach via the Park of the Serchio river. Visit "il Volto Santo"
an impressive sculpture that arrived in Lucca by miracle.
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Max alt: 460 m.
Distance : 22km
Walking time: 5h30
Type of route: dirt roads or secondary asphalt |
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Day 6: Lucca - Altopascio
A very pleasant town with a very old hospital. The area used to be very unhealthy because marshy and infested by bandits. Now it is a very densely populated area, not really nice to walk. Suggestion: spend most of the day in Lucca and catch a train! (Only 15 minutes)
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Max alt: 130 m.
Distance : 16km
walking time: 4h30
Type of route: almost entiery asphalt.
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Day 7 - Altopascio – Ponte a Cappiano – Fucecchio - San Miniato Alto
There is a short stretch of medieval original pavement. To see along the way :
Ponte a Cappiano (bridge built by Cosimo de’ Medici, XVI sec.) – San Miniato Alto. To make it shorter you can catch a bus
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23km on dirt roads or secondary asphalt and a strech of original paved route.
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