As Expected – September 28, 2026 

  • #1  Lucca – Altopascio: Via Francigena Day 1 (Travel Day 20)
  • Time: 6 hours / 12.7 miles / 72’ elevation gained
  • Weather 55-85° / sunny & winds 5-10 mph

Today’s walk delivered exactly what was expected 97% paved roads, suburbs, commercial and industrial zones.  It’s a small part of the big picture with better things to come.  

Official start Lucca’s Piazzale San Michele
The double church bells rang for a solid ten minutes announcing morning mass.
Many of the graves had photographs of the dead. Each photo showed a very somber person as if it was a passport photograph. Many of the graves had wilting fresh flowers. I got the impression that these dead were not forgotten.

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