• Stroll around the historic centre of San Miniato
• Admire the iconic skyline of San Gimignano from the Val d'Elsa
• Stand in silence in the Pieve di Chianni, at Gambassi terme
• Walk along the covered street in the centre of Colle Val d’Elsa
• Walk the walls of Monteriggioni, mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy

• The Saint Bernard Pass, the Italian gateway to the Via Francigena
• Towering alpine peaks and deep valleys
• Piedmont’s unique landscape with fairytale castles and vineyards;
• Parma the foodie’s mecca
• The 14th-century Chartreuse of Pavia, one of Italy's largest monasteries

• Parma and its delicacies, such as the Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma
• Lucca, with its perfect for cycling walls and the buzzling amphitheater square
• The medieval atmosphere of Pontremoli and Monteriggioni 
• Stunning views - hilltop villages, open valleys, cypress woods and olive grove

• Admire the big thermal pool in the center of Bagno Vignoni square
• Admire a sunset over Lake Bolsena 
• Walk barefoot on the paving of the Via Cassia in Montefiascone
• Get lost at night in the district of il Pellegrino, in Viterbo
• Recite your favourite poem in the centre of the amphitheatre of Sutri

• Admire the bas-reliefs of the Cathedral of Fidenza, with the story founder, St Domninus, martyred by order of Maximian in 304 AD
• Climb up to the top of Mount Valoria, the border between Emilia and Tuscany, to admire the historical landscape of Lunigiana
• Take a slow walk along the medieval one-arched bridge of Groppodalosio

The Magna Via Francigena is not a trip or a holiday, it’s a “journey” of discovery that, like a budding wild flower, slowly opens up to reveal a vibrant, colourful and scented heart. Leave behind the bustling art-filled cities and archaeological sites that line the coasts of Sicily and step by step, village by village traverse one of Italy’s last frontiers.

• Fascinating countryside: the Lake of Bolsena and tuff stone gorges
• Ancient Etruscan villages and historical sites: necropolis, the Fortress of the Popes
• The age-old city of Sutri and its Roman amphitheatre
• Small, comfortable, family run accommodations with delicious culinary specialities

• Look behind you from the crests of the Val d’Arbia, to admire the Siena skyline
• Enjoy the thermal pools of Bagno Vignoni, used since Roman times
• Do not miss the view from the Rocca di Radicofani
• Admire a sunset over Lake Bolsena
• Walk barefoot on the paving of the Via Cassia in Montefiascone

• The spectacular Tuscan landscape of rolling hills, vineyards and beauitful hill-top villages
• The amazing historical fortified military village of Monteriggioni
• The charming UNESCO towns of San Gimignano and Siena
• Small comfortable, family run accommodations with delicious Tuscan culinary specialities

• Beautiful towns of Orvieto, Viterbo and Rome 
• Spectacular landscapes, fascinating countryside: the Lake of Bolsena and truff gorges
• Charming ancient and Etruscan villages and historical sites: necropolis, the Fortress of the Popes
• The age-old city of Sutri and its Roman amphitheatre
• Small, comfortable, family run accommodations with delicious culinary specialities

• Get lost at night in the medieval district of il Pellegrino, in Viterbo
• Walk at dawn along Via del Signorino, the Etruscan “tagliata” 
• Recite your favourite poem in the centre of the amphitheatre of Sutri
• Be amazed when you glimpse the Dome of Saint Peter’s from the belvedere of Mount Mario

• Breathe the energy of the university quarter of Pavia
• Chat with Danilo, the boatman who will take you across the River Po, the longest river in Italy
• Enjoy the silence in the cloisters of the abbey of Chiaravalle della Colomba, founded in 1136

• Admire Mount Rosa reflected in the “chequered sea” of the flooded rice fields
• Get excited every time you see a white eagle take off as you arrive
• Visit the basilica of Sant’Andrea in Vercelli, an 11th-century Gothic cathedral, inspired by Cistercian monks
• Discover the charming Piedmont town of Ivrea and Pavia's beautiful medieval bridge

• Surround yourselves in the mystery of the Stele Statues, visiting Pontremoli museum
• Get excited by a glimpse of the sea from the hills above Sarzana
• Walk along the water’s edge on the beaches of Versilia
• Admire the town of Lucca walking along its walls
• Observe the labyrinth on the facade of the Duomo of Lucca