Italy Coast to Coast Walk 2026

We left early, straight after our chocolate muesli and yoghurt breakfast, as we were mostly on roads today and wanted to avoid any May Day traffic.  We needn't have worried because the roads we were on stayed quiet all day. It was mostly downhill, with wonderful views over the countryside. At one stage we tried a short walking path through a hamlet. It was very scenic but every house had a couple of barking dogs, and the last ones weren't behind a fence. After that we stuck to the road.  At the bottom of the hill we were joined by several walking paths, including the Via di Francesco and the E1. We recorded a short message in the pilgrim book, left in a wooden case.  It was uphill to Michelangelo's town of birth, Caprese Michelangelo. We ate our mandarins before going into the complex, which included his birth house, copies of some of his most famous works, and works by other artists.  We briefly shared tuna and tomato sandwiches at a bar but moved on quickly b...