Simperegrina
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- Frances 2023-24, Portugues Central, Invierno 2024
Wondering whether anyone has experience of walking Lucca to Rome in Dec or Jan months?
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Thank you! Just sent you a messageWe walked the last sections, from Viterbo to Rome, from December 6-10, 2018. Pleasant walking weather. Daytime highs were in the '50's, sometimes touching 60 (fahrenheit). Much colder at night, of course, and it was pitch dark by 5PM, so you might want to shoot for shorter days to have time to tour some of the gorgeous towns en route -- Lucca itself, Siena, San Miniato, San Gimignano, Viterbo, etc. It will be colder in the Tuscany sections, which I walked a few years later in the fall. According to weatherspark.com, average December - January highs in Lucca are in the low '50's. Slightly cooler in Siena, which is more inland and a bit higher up. Less rain, also, than in fall. And a great thing about walking in the winter is that you'll have these places to yourself, free from the crowds. Don't expect to see many (any) walkers, though.
If you want more information -- a logistical / resource guide I put together, and an itinerary -- let me know.
Got it. I'm attaching the resources guide and the itinerary. Btw, Gronze is, by far, the best source of information on accommodations, better than the guidebooks and the official app, though those are useful, too. The itinerary also includes some suggestions if you want to avoid some less attractive sections. Note that the itinerary is based on a walk we did in the fall of 2021 when many (if not most) of the hostels were still closed because of covid. The situation is better now.Thank you! Just sent you a message
Thanks for the information - hoping to do that route in 24 having done Lucca to Sienna which was brilliantWe walked the last sections, from Viterbo to Rome, from December 6-10, 2018. Pleasant walking weather. Daytime highs were in the '50's, sometimes touching 60 (fahrenheit). Much colder at night, of course, and it was pitch dark by 5PM, so you might want to shoot for shorter days to have time to tour some of the gorgeous towns en route -- Lucca itself, Siena, San Miniato, San Gimignano, Viterbo, etc. It will be colder in the Tuscany sections, which I walked a few years later in the fall. According to weatherspark.com, average December - January highs in Lucca are in the low '50's. Slightly cooler in Siena, which is more inland and a bit higher up. Less rain, also, than in fall. And a great thing about walking in the winter is that you'll have these places to yourself, free from the crowds. Don't expect to see many (any) walkers, though.
If you want more information -- a logistical / resource guide I put together, and an itinerary -- let me know.
Thank you.Got it. I'm attaching the resources guide and the itinerary. Btw, Gronze is, by far, the best source of information on accommodations, better than the guidebooks and the official app, though those are useful, too. The itinerary also includes some suggestions if you want to avoid some less attractive sections. Note that the itinerary is based on a walk we did in the fall of 2021 when many (if not most) of the hostels were still closed because of covid. The situation is better now.
Hi @andycohn ,Got it. I'm attaching the resources guide and the itinerary. Btw, Gronze is, by far, the best source of information on accommodations, better than the guidebooks and the official app, though those are useful, too. The itinerary also includes some suggestions if you want to avoid some less attractive sections. Note that the itinerary is based on a walk we did in the fall of 2021 when many (if not most) of the hostels were still closed because of covid. The situation is better now.
Thank you, but there are no files attached.Here you go! It's a great stretch of the trail. Iconic Tuscany. I'm attaching the documents as word files this time. If you still have problems, pm me with your real world email, and I'll forward them that way. Andy
Weird. I'm trying again. Wouldn't let me add a word file, so attaching PDF files again. If you can't open these, pm me your email address.Thank you, but there are no files attached.
Perfect! Worked fine this time!Weird. I'm trying again. Wouldn't let me add a word file, so attaching PDF files again. If you can't open these, pm me your email address.