Via FrancigenaSiena to Viterbo
Via Francigena : Siena to Viterbo in 10 nights is a great and beautiful achievement! Over 143 km in 9 days of walking..
Additionally the package includes everything you need to make the undertaking memorable.
In fact we recommend a few days of rest along the way, but extra days can be added to your liking.
If you want to walk from Siena to Viterbo with no rest days click here
If you want to add nights to this route click here
Walk the Via Francigena in good company
- Overnight stays according to your needs
- Luggage Transport each day Door to Door
- Our Maps
- Assistance every day from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm all the information from the specialists of the Via Francigena!
We take care of everything!
Via Francigena Walking is a very intense walking trip, with many miles of walking and tiring days.
A highly variable route, with easier and shorter stages, and others with decent climbs and descents.
The route is very well marked and has no objective difficulties.
Assistance along the way if you don’t want to walk we will take you to your next hotel.
Difficulty: 4/5
Arrival Airport: Pisa Airport or Florence Airport
Arrival Train Station: Siena
Departure Airport: Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport
Departure Train Station: Viterbo
- 10 nights with bed and breakfast formula
- Luggage transport EVERY DAY from Hotel to Hotel
- Detailed route with our Original Virtual and Paper Maps
- Telephone support from 8:30 to 19:00
- Transfer to reach the places of arrival and departure
- Lunches and diners (You can add to your package HB formula on request where available)
- Visits and entrances to Museums and Attractions
- Hotels Tourist Taxes
- Anything not specified under “Included”
In case of any cancellation of your booking, the following charges are expected:
More than 30 days before Departure date – deposit = 20%
29 – 20 days before Departure date – 30% of the total cost
19 – 15 days before Departure date – 50% of total cost
Less than 14 days before Departure date – 100% total of cost
Itinerary
First Week - Siena to Acquapendente
DAY 1: Day in Siena
DAY 2: Siena to Monteroni d’Arbia
Day 2
Siena to Monteroni d’Arbia Distance to Cover: 18 Km Walk Time: 4/5 hours
After a short walk inside Siena, you walk the white roads of the Val d’Arbia.
Next you enter the Crete Senesi, whose name comes from the clay (creta), which is found in the soil and gives the landscape a characteristic gray-blue color.
Assistance along the way if you don’t want to walk we will take you to your next hotel.
DAY 3: Monteroni d’Arbia to Buonconvento
DAY 3
Monteroni d’Arbia to Buonconvento Distance to Cover: 13 Km Walk Time: 3/4 hours
After an initial flat stretch, climb the hills, on paths lined with beautiful cypress trees, and reach Buonconvento.
It is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
I recommend visiting the corso where the clock tower is located, while on the facade of the town hall you can still see the 25 coats of arms of the as many Podestas who ruled Buonconvento until 1270.
DAY 4: Buonconvento to San Quirico
DAY 4
Buonconvento to San Quirico Distance to Cover: 21 Km Walk Time: 5/6 hours
Leaving Buonconvento, go up the Ombrone valley and travel a section of the Cassia to Montalcino, where you admire the Brunello vineyards that cover the hillside.
Continuing along various dirt roads you arrive at the church of Santa Maria Maddalena, mentioned by Sigeric, which is located in Torreneri.
From here you enter the Val d’Orcia with a climb that reaches San Quirico.
DAY 5: San Quirico to Castiglione d’Orcia / Gallina
DAY 5
San Quirico to Castiglione d’Orcia / Gallina Distance to Cover: 17 Km Walk Time: 4/5 hours
Leaving San Quirico by a scenic descent overlooking the Val d’Orcia you reach the small fortified village of Bagno Vignoni, a place famous for a monumental thermal bath.
A climb takes you toward Castiglione d’Orcia, with breathtaking scenery.
DAY 6: Castiglione d’Orcia / Gallina to Radicofani
DAY 6
Castiglione d’Orcia / Gallina to Radicofani Distance to Cover: 15 Km Walk Time: 5/6 hours
Perhaps the most challenging stage.
For the final climb that takes you up to an altitude of 780mt. It is a challenging uphill section that leads up to the Fortezza di Gino di Tacco, one of the highest in Tuscany, overlooking the Val d’Orcia.
DAY 7: Radicofani to Acquapendente
DAY 7
Radicofani to Acquapendente Distance to Cover: 32 Km Walk Time: 8/9 hours
This time the stage begins with a descent of 8 kilometers that takes you to Ponte a Rigo.
You enter Lazio, where you cross Centeno.
Here is the house where Galileo Galilei had stopped before going to Rome to the Pope.
You arrive in Acquapendente, a town famous for the Pugnaloni huge paintings made with flower petals
Itinerary
Second Week - Acquapendente to Viterbo
DAY 8: Acquapendente to Bolsena
Day 8
Acquapendente to Bolsena Distance to Cover: 22 Km Walk Time: 6/7 hours
Start in Acquapendente with a visit to the basilica of the Holy Sepulchre and its crypt.
You arrive in San Lorenzo Nuovo a small town overlooking Lake Bolsena and offering beautiful scenery.
You reach Bolsena after a series of climbs and descents through wooded meadows, always with the lake in the background.
You cannot miss then a visit to the lakefront and the Ferris wheel.
DAY 9: Bolsena to Montefiascone
Day 9
Bolsena to Montefiascone Distance to Cover: 18 Km Walk Time: 4/5 hours
If you want, before tackling the stage, you can visit the Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, one of the most important in Lazio.
You then begin the climb to Montefiascone through olive groves and patches of scrubland.
You have arrived in the Lazio town that represents the 100-kilometers finish line from Rome.
Assistance along the way if you don’t want to walk we will take you to your next hotel.
DAY 10: Montefiascone to Viterbo
DAY 10
Montefiascone to Viterbo Distance to Cover: 18 Km Walk Time: 4/5 hours
The first part of the stage will allow you to walk like the ancient Romans, on the ancient paving of the Via Cassia, which is still in excellent condition.
You will pass through a hilly route, which offers special views of Viterbo and Montefiascone.
The city of Viterbo is of Etruscan origin, and has a vast medieval historic center.
Particularly the San Pellegrino district, which is still well preserved and has almost perfectly preserved walls.
Silver Package
Bed and Breakfast Formula
in 2-stars Hotel/B&B
Gold Package
Bed and Breakfast Formula
in 3-stars Hotel/Agritourism
Platinum Package
Bed and Breakfast Formula
in 4/5-stars Hotel/Agritourism
Services
Overnightsalong the paths
Single and Double Room package
with BB formula in Hotels,
B&B and Farmhouses along the path.
Triple Room package on request
(where available)
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