Walking in Italy

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Places worth a visit

With this short list of hiking trips You can find the best places where walking and unexpected trekking ideas.

Italy is big, so it's hard to list all possible hiking spots.

Terrain has a great variety:

• Natural parks
• Mountains
• Tracks
• Historical cities
• Hill towns
• Country
• Coastal areas
• Lakes

Italy offers different kinds of itineraries:

• From place A to place B
• Loop tours
• Multi region tours

The best places where hike are without doubt:

• The National Parks have good hiking trails. Especially those in the mountain areas (See Alps, Dolomites and Abruzzi region)
• Worth a visit are the "Vie ferrate" in the Dolomites
• Garda lake in Lombardy's lake district is another great spot for hiking.
• The heart of Italy, Tuscany and Umbria, is the ideal region to join walking and cultural visit. The territory is rich of medieval cities (Florence, Pisa, Siena, etc…) and food and wine regions to taste the Italian cuisine.
• The Ligurian riviera with the Cinque terre (5 lands) is another good place for walking. It's a coast area formed by 5 little sea towns in the province of La Spezia.
• In the South of Italy worth a visit are the Amalfi coast in the Naples bay, the Gargano natural trails (Apulia) and Sicily with the majestic Mount Etna.

Travel Ideas

• [Bologna to Florence] Via Romea, the Pilgrim's way - An easy 8 days hiking tour from April to October
• Trekking in the National Park of Abruzzo - A 7 days self guided tour available from June to September
• From Bozen to Venice - An easy independent tour of 7 days
• Hiking in the heart of South Tyrol - An easy 8 days trekking tour
• Hiking in the Dolomites natural parks - An easy 8 days self guided trekking
• 7 days independent tour Siena and Val D'Orcia
• 7 Days self guided tour  in the Chianti: Florence to Siena
• 8 days Self guided Trek - Naples, Capri Pompeii and the Amalfi coast - A medium difficulty trekking available all the year
• 8 days Guided Trekking - The Italy's Volcanoes: Stromboli and Etna - A medium difficulty trekking available from March to October

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Apulia is a region in south-eastern Italy on the Adriatic Sea. It's the heel of the Italian "boot" (Also called Salento peninsula)

The region is rich of natural resources and parks.

• The main is the Gargano. It offers different natural environments and It's a place where find the routes of migratory birds between Europe and Africa.

The Gargano's coast is formed by gorgeous natural caves and arcs.

It's the ideal place for bikers. The territory is rich of roads that circle the mountain.

• Inland on the mountain there is the Forest Umbra, a protected beech, oak, and pine forest with trails and campsites.
• In the coastal villages there are Greek villages like Rodi, Peschici, and Vieste.
• Another great sight is Monte Sant'Angelo, a town in the province of Foggia on the southern slopes of Monte Gargano.

The town is famous for the presence of the Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo, built in the 13th century by Charles I of Anjou.

Other sights of the town are:

• The Castle of Monte Sant'Angelo
• The Tomb of Rothari (Baptistry of San Giovanni in Tumba).
• The church of Santa Maria Maggiore (11th-12th centuries).
• The Abbey of Pulsano
• Alberobello (an UNESCO world heritage site) is another well known tourist sight in Apulia. It's the Capital of the Trulli, unique buildings present only in Apulia.
• Ostuni is a small city in the province of Brindisi. The town is known for its nearby pristine beaches, olive and grape business. The landscape is dominated by olive trees.

Travel Ideas

The spur of the Mediterranean

A 8 days self guided hiking trip

• Day 1: Individual arrival in Bari, visit of the city, transfer in Ostuni and accommodation
• Day 2: Ostuni – Hermitage of San Biagio – Transfer in Alberobello
• Day 3: Valle d’Itria: Martina Franca – Locorotondo and Alberobello
• Day 4: Matera and National Park of the Murgia
• Day 5: National Park of the Gargano and Monte S.Angelo
• Day 6: Foresta Umbra – Transfer and visit of Vieste, return in Monte S.Angelo
• Day 7: Gargano promontory – Hermitage of Pulsano – Bari
• Day 8: transfer in Bari and departure

Apulia - The heart of Mediterranean

An easy 8 days self guided bicycle tour of approx. 300 km

• 1st day: Individual arrival at the hotel in Alberobello.
• 2nd day: Alberobello – Ostini (approx. 40 km)
• 3rd day: Ostuni – Manduria/surroundings (approx. 47 km)
• 4th day: Manduria/surroundings – Gallipoli (approx. 65 km)
• 5th day: Gallipoli - Santa Maria di Leuca (approx. 45 km)
• 6th day: Santa Maria di Leuca – Otranto (approx. 52 km)
• 7th day: Otranto – Lecce (approx. 60 km)
• 8th day: Individual departure or extension of your stay

How to get there and move around

By plane

• Bari Palese international airport has flights to national and international destinations.
• Brindisi airport there are flights to Switzerland, UK and Italian destinations.

By train - Train from Rome can take about 6 hours.

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The Abruzzi region is the richest natural parks area of Italy. It's in the central Italy, 70 miles east of Rome.

The Main attraction of Abruzzi are mountains. Great during winter periods…but awesome during sprint, summer and autumn.

The National park of Abruzzi is the most ancient among the Parks of the Apennine mountains.

The park is a great example of sustainable tourism.

• It's protects some of the most important species of the Italian fauna:
• Marsican Brown Bear
• Abruzzi Chamois
• Wolf
• The territory is fully covered by beech tree woods.
• It rebuilds the original food chains between the original fauna.
• It join together the conservation of the natural environment with the social-economic development of the local communities.
• In the park are available visitors centers, faunistic areas and a big network of paths for hikers.

The main town of the park is Pescasseroli.

• Pescasseroli is a town in the province of L'Aquila, in Southern Abruzzo.
• It's a summer and winter resort and headquarter of the Abruzzo National Park.
• The main sight to visit in the town is the Abbey of Sts. Peter and Paul, founded around 1100.

Travel Ideas

Trekking in the National Park of Abruzzo

A 7 days self guided tour available from June to September

• Day 1: individual arrival in Civitella Alfedena
• Day 2: excursion to Lago Vivo
• Day 3: excursion to Gole del Sangro and Lago di Barrea
• Day 4: excursion to Val di Rose
• Day 5: excursion to Camosciara and Pescasseroli
• Day 6: excursion to Monte Marsicano
• Day 7: Departure

How to get there and move around

• There is an international airport (Abruzzo International ) in Pescara, the capital of Abruzzo.
• By car and Bus you can reach Abruzzo by the freeways A-24 and A-25 from Rome.
• Abruzzo can also be reached by train from Rome's Termini rail station.

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Park Authority: Ente Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise

• Headquarters: Viale Santa Lucia - 67032 Pescasseroli (AQ)
• Tel.: 0863/91131
• Website
• Provinces: L'Aquila, Frosinone, Isernia