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Distance: 22.7 km – Elevation +310 m -670 m Weather: Sunny/thunderstorms. Temperature: High 29 degrees I woke early and was in the kitchen enjoying a cup of coffee when our host arrived, she seemed reluctant to quote a sum for my stay so I gave her a donation of 30 euro. After a quick breakfast, I said goodbye to the other guests and I was walking out of the village by 6.00 am. Today was going

Distance: 20.8 km – Elevation +290 m -360 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 30 degrees I left before my Italian friends. This was their final day of walking on the Via Francigena and we arranged to meet later in Bolsena for a farewell dinner. Yesterday I said farewell to the beauty of Tuscany and today I will be walking in the much flatter environment of the Lazio region. The route out of the village followed the

Distance: 16.0 km – Elevation +430 m -160 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 28 degrees It was a much later start today, although mostly up, there were just 17 kilometres to my destination of Montefiascone, so I was able to enjoy a leisurely breakfast. I started out with a walk on the black volcanic sands of the lakeshore with its distant views to Bisentina, one of the lake’s two Islands. It was a beautiful morning again

Distance: 18.0 km – Elevation +110 m -340 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 25 degrees Today was a relatively short walk of 18 kilometres mostly downhill and on the flat. So I took a leisurely breakfast and whilst sitting waiting, I was reflecting on the fact that in just 5 days I will arrive in Rome at the end of this stage of my pilgrimage to Jerusalem when I was surprised to see Chiara and Valentina

Distance: 17.8 km – Elevation +150 m -200 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 23 degrees Today was another short distance of 17 kilometres so again no rush and as I made my way out of Viterbo I visited the small Chiesa di Santa Giacinta Marescotti. I love visiting small churches at the start of a day’s walking, they always seem so quiet and peaceful and I am able to sit and reflect on days past. This