Monday 17 October 2022

Stage 30. San Miniato to Gambassi Terme. Tuscany lives up to its stereotype.


Sunday, and no buses to take me up to the top of the town, so accompanied by residual owl hoots I clambered back up at the first stirring of the day and enjoyed an oven-fresh croissant above a soft dawn landscape.

A long stage, made longer by my choice of B&B, was eased by the excellent company of a Swiss evangelical pastoress, and a lively Austrian and New Zealand couple, who have walked this stretch multiple times for its sheer beauty.
As the Via describes a wide arc between the towns, the landscape is truly spectacular, conforming in all aspects to every image I have of Tuscany.

and finally exploding in an autumnal kaleidoscope as we reached the Pillo vineyards.
A steady climb up to the lovely end point in Gambassi, where my host collected me.  Dinner with my earlier companions and two Brits doing a dry run of a guided walk before my host once more transported me to her home.
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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous17 October 2022 at 14:46

    I love the sky in that last shot. Gorgeous!

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