u/Hypername1st

Hey r/Europetravel!

So me and a couple of friends are gonna be doing the Via degli dei route in summer starting from Florence and ending in Bologna. After arriving in Bologna and spending at least one night and a day there, we're gonna have around 5 days free to basically do stuff, before heading back after those, going through, most likely, Milan.

Basically starting in Bologna and having to end up in Milan would mean that it makes sense to stay and move around in northern Italy, to not overstretch travel times as avoiding flying is a goal.

Even though the food will most likely be excellent anywhere, Emilia-Romagna is known for some pretty damn famous products, which I would be glad to try out. Also it has a huge cultural footprint, making it all the more interesting to move around and not just stay in one place forever.

The plan is as follows:

Day 1: Arrival in Bologna around early afternoon. Check-in, eating, relaxing

Day 2: Bologna, most likely exploring and stuffing ourselves with the glorious food of "The Fat One"

Day 3: Bologna

Day 4: Day Trip to Ravenna as early as possible, return to Bologna in the evening

Day 5: Unclear. Considering one of Parma/Reggio Emilia/Modena

Day 6: Unclear. Leaving the place of Day 5, relocation to somewhere, from where Milan would be easily accessible on following day. Considering Pavia, Brescia, Piacenza

Day 7: Arrival to Milan and return to reality

An alternative would be to maybe spend a day less in Bologna and maybe spend some time somewhere close to nature, or spend one day extra checking out another one out of Parma/Reggio Emilia/Modena, or even spend an extra day in Milan.

Another alternative, since train connections aren't that bad is doing the day trip to Ravenna on day 3, and then leaving for Genoa, spend a couple days there, and then go to Milan, which sound on the one hand cool, on the other hand more tiring, and kinda missing out on maybe some cool smaller cities. On the plus side, Genoa is next to the sea.

What do you guys think?

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Hey r/hiking!

As the title implies, I would like to ask for information about the Via Degli Dei route in Italy, that we plan on taking on this summer. For reasons regarding access, the plan is to do the reverse route (Florence to Bologna) in around 5 days. The distance being around 130km, on first sight this seems very possible, for physically fit hikers.

Apart from info gathered from the website itself, which frankly I don't know how often it's updated, first hand experiences with the route would be extremely helpful to make decisions on gear and pacing.

1. How is the terrain itself? Are there technical stretches, muddy terrain even in summer etc?

2. Considering that we will be hiking in summer, in Southern Europe, I guess we will be confronted with more heat than rain and cold. Would it even be worth packing a rain jacket?

3. Shoes: are trail runners that would offer the most comfort sufficient, or is a more rugged hiking shoe/boot necessary?

4. Accommodation: should it be booked way in advance to not risk having to confront legions of tourists, or is it manageable kinda last minute/day before like in the Camino de Santiago?

Thanks for the input!

Hey r/backpacking!

As the title implies, I would like to ask for information about the Via Degli Dei route in Italy, that we plan on taking on this summer. For reasons regarding access, the plan is to do the reverse route (Florence to Bologna) in around 5 days. The distance being around 130km, on first sight this seems very possible, for physically fit hikers.

Apart from info gathered from the website itself, which frankly I don't know how often it's updated, first hand experiences with the route would be extremely helpful to make decisions on gear and pacing.

1. How is the terrain itself? Are there technical stretches, muddy terrain even in summer etc?

2. Considering that we will be hiking in summer, in Southern Europe, I guess we will be confronted with more heat than rain and cold. Would it even be worth packing a rain jacket?

3. Shoes: are trail runners that would offer the most comfort sufficient, or is a more rugged hiking shoe/boot necessary?

4. Accommodation: should it be booked way in advance to not risk having to confront legions of tourists, or is it manageable kinda last minute/day before like in the Camino de Santiago?

Thanks for the input!