Via Sanese / Gallery

: 01. The Ponte Vecchio Bridge is in the centre of Florence and near the start of the Via Sanese Walk

: 02. Leaving the centre of Florence on the hidden Erta Canina lane on the south side of the bridge near the San Miniato gate.

: 03. On the outskirts of Florence where the plush villas quickly give way to a manicured landscape of olive groves just some 2 km from the start

: 04. Walking down on of the small lanes between Florence and Galluzzo

: 05 The cafe in Tavarmuzze where we stopped for lunch on the first day

: 06. A villa beside the small hamlet Sant’Andrea in Percussina. Machiavelli lived in this hamlet when he was exiled from Florence and wrote The Prince here founding the subject of political science

: 07. On Day 2 on the small lanes after leaving San Casciano and befire the route descends down to the larger village of Calzaiola

: 08. Typical Tuscan landscape to the south of Montefiridolphi

: 09. On Day 3 by Rignana and after the rain had passed

: 10. The splendid Villa Montecchio on the edge of the small medieval town of San Donato in Poggia

: 11. Heading into the oak woods after leaving San Donato on Day 4.

: 12. The small church at Pietrafitta was getting a bit lost in the developments of a holiday home complex

: 13. The main street of Castellina in Chianti was medieval in appearance with passages and lanes coming off it

: 14. The Cinta Senese pigs are a heritage breed of pig unique to Tuscany and we passed some enclosures with them in just south of Castellina

: 15. Between the village of Fonterutoli and Villa Casafrassi we passed through some oak woods and then burst into this grove of Italian Cyprus; Cupressus sempervirens

: 16. A small rural olive grove on a small holding near Villa Casafrassi

: 17, Walking through the mixed woods between Villa Casafrassi and the town of Quercegrossa

: 18. The grapes of the Casalino Frattoria, just north of Quercegrossa where ripe and were being harvested as we passed by

: 19. A rare sight of a herd of sheep to the west of the town of Quercegrossa. there were very few livestock to be seen

: 20. For those who posing is not enough Lamborghini also make tractors, as this one near La Staggia stables

: 21. Inside the city gates of the medieval city of Siena and heading down the old streets to the main square, the Piazza del Campo.

: 22. The end of the 5 day trek is Siena’s magnificent Piazza del Campo square. It over 800 years old and hosts the Palio di Siena twice each summer which is a 90 second horse race with 10 locals from different city wards competing.