Day 45: Montefiascone to Viterbo

It was a steep hike out of the township of Montefiascone followed by a reasonable descent and then walking across fairly flat plains without much shade. I walked upon the Via Cassia (an ancient road that runs from Rome to Florence), which has been in existence since, at least, 154 BC and the remains of which are still intact in this area. The walk wasn't long (20.33 km), and I got off the Way for quite a bit (by accident), and I was really feeling the heat. Despite that, I was very surprised that the temperature was 31 degrees when I arrived in Viterbo! Viterbo is the first township that I have walked into in a very long time that isn't dominated by tourists. It makes a nice change. Like every other place I've visited in Italy, there are a lot of churches and I managed to visit a few. It's cooled down now to a pleasant 28 degrees, and I'm enjoying my aperol spritz in one of the summer frocks I've been carrying along with me.Read more