Thursday 8th May 2025
| You are now in the heart of the Via degli Dei and this will be a stage filled with emotions: majestic beech forests, various stretches of the Flaminia Militare, a Roman road from 187 BC. and you will arrive at the largest Germanic Cemetery in Italy, symbol of a wound that has never really healed. |
| Distance |
Time |
Elevation in meters |
Km |
Elapsed
Hrs-Mins |
Moving
Hrs-Mins |
Gain |
Loss |
Min |
Max |
| 19.08 |
8H14 |
4H19 |
748 |
781 |
767 |
1209 |
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Leaving Madonna dei Fornelli
Cesare Agostini and Franco Santi discovered Via Flaminia Militare in 1977 after 2 years searching, although their findings were initially rejected by the authority in the area, The University of Bologna.
In the past, the Roman Via Flaminia road connected the cities of Bononia and Aretium (the present-day Bologna and Arezzo).
It was built over two thousand years ago (187 B.C.) on the ridges of the Apennines by the Roman legionnaires of the Consul Caius Flaminius. Neglected and almost disappeared over the centuries, the ancient road was rediscovered in 1977. In the following years, several traces were unearthed. |
The old border between Emilia Romana and Tuscany.
With new heart throb Loretta
"Le ferrari de la montagne"
Getting muddy again
Le Banditacce 1206m
Via Flaminia
A short section along the road towards the German War cemetery
15.9 km walking in 6H55
Accommodation
Dinner
Acqua Panna is a famous local water
The meat for our main course
Bistecca alla fiorentina - Taglio di carne tipico toscana
Hector the dog looked on enviously as the meat was brought out
He was soon joined by the cat, who thought "I could have a bit of that too!"
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