Day 46 Ponte Saint Martin to Verres

It has been a day walking through history. Ponte Saint-Martin is a Roman bridge from the 1st C BC , connecting the Roman road and archway complete with cart ruts. The road is one of the major historic exhibits on the via Francigena so I made a video of me walking along it. Bard castle and town dates back to 11C. It all is part of the via Della Gallie .
Verres castle was built in the Middle Ages as a military fortress. It is one of the earliest examples of a fortress being built as a single structure and not many structures joined together. I passed an example of an old grape press.
It is pretty windy here today although the sun is out. There is still snow up on the peaks of the mountains and the Col san Bernard pass has only just opened with lots of snow around. I’m not sure if I’ll walk up and I don’t do snow hiking. I end the day with an impressive view from my window. A great day for a walk.Læs mere