On the way to Pontremoli

[Thomas Yingst]

On the way to Pontremoli, Italy ... Via Francigena





Short walk today. Okay by me ... last two days were tough. Today was all walking on old Roman roads. Amazing how people engineered these roads and bridges. Even more amazing are the people that laid down all of the stones, all those years ago.

 

[Bradypus]

Pontremoli was one of the most memorable stays on my VF walk. There was an ostello in the Castello del Piagnaro. I was the only person staying there. When the museum closed the manager handed me a set of keys and told me where to leave them the next morning. So I had the entire castle to myself for about €12! In the morning I was woken by a thunderstorm and with the height of the building it felt as if I was right in the middle of it. Exhilarating!

 

[Thomas Yingst]

Pontremoli was one of the most memorable stays on my VF walk. There was an ostello in the Castello del Piagnaro. I was the only person staying there. When the museum closed the manager handed me a set of keys and told me where to leave them the next morning. So I had the entire castle to myself for about €12! In the morning I was woken by a thunderstorm and with the height of the building it felt as if I was right in the middle of it. Exhilarating!
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Wow!!

 

[JennyH94]

I really liked Pontremoli too when I was on my 2017 VF camino. The river is lovely and it’s an interesting town.
On the way out of town I spied this interesting ‘art’ installation in the foyer of a dentist’s surgery …



Clever! It had me smiling all day!

Cheers from Oz -
Jenny

 

[VNwalking]

Thomas thank you for posting. I hope that continues - it's always nice to tag along.
May your way be smooth!

 

[Bob from L.A. !]

Really enjoying the information and the great photos.