Italy has a fatal beauty which is why conquerors viewed it with hunger. And none is more fatal than Tuscany which is a huge section of La Via Francigena. Here in Lucca the city arrests with its prosperity. I try and negotiate a reprint of Albertos maps, buy a new walking bastoni, for my last one gave up the ghost, and repair stubbed toes. I thought Italy would be a pleasant stroll from one plate of risotto to the next but that is not so. it is just as tough as the rest of the journey. the tuscan hill towns are magical. there has been light rain in the hills, and there are daily concerts of the music of Giacomo Puccini.
Phil Cousineau
The practice of soulful travel is to discover the overlapping point between history and everyday life.
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