From San Miniato to San Quirico d'Orcia
Departure dates: 9/05 - 20/06 - 12/09 

You will meet your guide in San Miniato which you can reach by train from Firenze. You will also be told where to go to receive a benediction, should you desire one, before you start on your way. Feel free to ask all the questions you may want to feel comfortable and to make sure your pilgrim route will be as safe and as pleasant as possible. The week will unfold in the incredibly beautiful scenary of Chianti: vineyards covered hills, mannor houses and medieval villages touching the most famous towns of Tuscany: San Gimignano, Siena, Monteriggioni. We will end in San Quirico d'Orcia, one of the key stops on the Francigena.

Here we give you a few facts and a photografic view of the area. Ask for a day by day itinerary


Facts and Figures

Duration:                       7 nights
Total distance:           
  119 km (Daily average :  20 km)
Meals included:          
7 breakfast/ 6 suppers
Arrival railway station:       
San Miniato (45 mn from Fi )
Departing railway station:  
Buonconvento (bus from St Quirico) Tipe of route : 40% trails - 30% unpaved – 30 secondary asphalt

 
Highlights

- San Vivaldo convent: the Jerusalem of Tuscany
- Chianti vineyards
- San Gimignano towers - Piazza del Campo in Siena
- Monteriggioni fortress
- Tthe Collegiata in San Quirico



San Miniato
San Gimignano
Pieve a Coiano
Pieve a Chianni
San Vivaldo
Montalcino vineyards
Monteriggioni
Piazza del Campo
Colle di Val d'Elsa
Murlo
Buonconvento
Bagno Vignoni

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