Knees rested, blisters attended to (ah, yes!) and we are refreshed and ready for a new day. We don’t know what day it is and only vaguely know where we are going ... perfect holiday. Rain forecast today and a some hard stretches, so the guidebook suggests three options - the route as set with a long winding section at the end of the trail, from Lerchi take the highway or from Lerchi take the bus...sounds good to us!The waymarking was excellent throughout the day.
Sunrise
Delicious breakfast - we had to tell Claudia to stop bringing out treats. It is like we have won a surprise luxury package. The accommodation, the facilities, the food - excellent. It was €70 for a double room and breakfast. We are going to email the guidebook and tell them that Le Rasse should be on the accommodation suggestions.
Leaving up a grassed path to lead us back to our route
We head off down the highway with Cisterna in the background
Cool morning with misty rain as predicted.
A little shrine on the way
We met a French girl, Helena, who has walked from near Grenoble in France and will finish in Assisi.
Umbrella at the ready
Women out collecting chestnuts
Hunters calling their dogs from the surrounding forest
Then up a steep path with beautiful views of the hamlets in the valley
At the top of the hill a buffalo farm. Their milk used for the delicious mozzarella of this region.
Beautiful villas and farmsteads
Rain set in
Lerchi - our destination for the day - just in time
Only 3 buses on Saturdays - we caught the 2.38 pm - 15 mins
Our hotel was just by the bus station - Hotel Umbria.
Our Danish friends are here too.
Cittá di Castello. Towering above the town’s buildings are the 11th Torre Communale and the cathedral’s 12th century Campanile Cilindrico.
Time for a walk around the town.
The main piazza
Festival time
Some interesting alley ways
Archways connected to the 14-15th centre walls
The palace gardens
Some attractive architecture, indicating the prosperity of past times
The original wall
Despite the beauty, there was a lot of graffiti
A drenched Helena, who had just arrived
We had a drink together. She was looking for a bed at a monastery in the city. She is training to be a GP in a city near Grenoble.
A set meal at the hotel, including biscotti and liqueur for dessert.
M&M
1 comment:
Apart from the rain it looked like a gorgeous day of walking. So interesting. Xx
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