Trekking, Wandering, and Hiking In Italy

The Valcamonica - Great hikes, great rock art.

La Via Francigena - Spiritual walking on the pilgrimage trail to Rome.

Hiking the Cinque Terre - Rick Steves says everyone has to do it. So there!

Trekking around Ligurian Mountains with Henry - a great, wandering journey French Roja valley and to the North the Apennines separate the Region from Piedmont, Emilia and Tuscany.

Giovanni Visetti: Hiking Guide and Mapmaker - a good resource for walks and walking maps, especially along the Amalfi coast and the Island of Capri.

Wandering about in Rome: TRASTEVERE - a good account of wandering through one of Rome's most interesting neighborhoods.

Vagabonding in Salento - Puglia's charm revealed.

Walks on the Wild Side - A writer walks Basilicata, the region around the instep of Italy's "boot".

Walking with St. Francis - Walking around Assisi, in the footsteps of St. Francis.

Hiking in the Val Camonica - An account of a winter walk in the Cal Camonica. This valley has the highest concentration of rock carvings in the world.

Walking Vesuvious - It's not all that easy.

The Via Francigena in Europe - What you need to know about the pilgrimage route from Rome to Canterbury. Also see, The Via Francigena in "The Valley of the Abbeys" from Initaly.com.

Alpi Apuane Walking List - Four walking itineraries for walking in northern Tuscany.

See Tuscany - Urban Trekking - Four urban treks around Siena.

 

Guides to Trekking and Hiking Italy