Italy's Apennine Mountains Hiking Adventure

Florence, Italy

Famous as the cradle of the Renaissance, this enchanting city offers a blend of world-class art, stunning architecture, and rich history

Passo della Consuma, Italy

A scenic Tuscan mountain pass connecting Florence and Casentino, famous for dense pine forests, winding roads, and delicious porcini-stuffed schiacciata

Foreste Casentinesi

A sprawling national park straddling Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, Foreste Casentinesi is one of Europe's oldest and purest UNESCO World Heritage Site forests

Hermitage and Monastery of Camaldoli

Founded by St. Romuald, this is a historic Tuscan retreat, pairing a monastery featuring a famous historic pharmacy with a secluded, high-altitude hermitage

La Verna Sanctuary

A historic Franciscan sanctuary in Tuscany's Casentino forests, perched on a rocky cliff, it is where St. Francis received the stigmata in 1224

Chiusi della Verna

Chiusi della Verna, located in the charming Arno and Tiber river valleys, is positioned in the heart of the Casentinesi Forest National Park

Passo di Viamaggio

A scenic mountain pass in the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines, connecting the Tiber Valley to the Marecchia Valley, and surrounded by beech forests and lush ridges

Sansepolcro

Sansepolcro is a historic Tuscan town where Tuscany, Umbria, and Marche meet, renowned as the birthplace of Renaissance master Piero della Francesca

Arezzo Train Station

Arezzo's mainline station: the departure hub connecting the Apennine tour to Florence and Rome by train.