Day 36: Monteriggioni to Siena

Another brilliant day of walking (22.79 km) through lots of woodland paths. Again, I encountered a lot of bikes on the "Tuscany Trail" - luckily, they were going in the opposite direction. One charming thing about Monteriggioni; there were horse stalls outside the walls - just in case you arrived on horseback! Oh, and I think my accommodation was part of the old town lockup - there were definitely rooms that looked like cells on the ground floor. It was on the warm side today, but there was plenty of shade , which was a real blessing. I met a young Italian couple who were training for their Camino Frances later on in the year, a sole Italian pilgrim (she is friendly but may be shy) and Philip, from NZ, who had aarn pockets, camps as he walks, has walked from Florence and will be ending up in Lucca - he walks in Italy every year. Siena is lovely, and the old section is huge! My accommodation is right off the Piazza del Compo, which is brilliant and where I'm sitting now, having an Aperol Spritz enjoying the afternoon sun.Read more