Via Francigena Camino Italy: Lucca to Siena - 8 Days

The walk starts in Lucca and finishes in Siena. The closest airports are Florence and Pisa. From Florence Airport, take a bus or taxi to Florence Santa Maria Novella station, then a train to Lucca in around one hour and 20 to 40 minutes. From Pisa Airport, take a bus, taxi or train to Pisa Centrale and connect to Lucca in around 30 minutes. Both are straightforward and inexpensive journeys. At the end of the walk, Siena has good train connections to many other parts of Italy for onward travel.

This walk is available from late April to the end of June and from mid-August through to October. Spring is a wonderful time to walk, with warm sunny days, flowering vineyards and sunflowers coming into bloom through June. Mid-August into September marks the beginning of the grape harvest, bringing a festive energy to the villages and the chance of stumbling across a local harvest celebration. October offers warm days with cooler evenings and a quieter, more contemplative atmosphere. Tuscany can experience afternoon thunderstorms during the warmer months, so packing layers and a waterproof jacket is always wise, regardless of the season.

This walk is graded moderate, with daily distances averaging around 16km and up to 500m of ascent and descent. The trails are well-defined and varied, covering forest tracks, gravel paths, rolling farmland and vineyards, with short steep sections and some rough surfaces along the way. As is common in Italy, separate footpaths are not always available, so some walking on roads is inevitable — please be mindful of other road users at all times. A training regime of two to three times per week is recommended. Daily walk notes, maps and GPX tracks are provided for each day.

You must hold adequate travel insurance for your trip, including cover for personal liability and accidental injury and illness. For all trips involving international travel, your policy must also include emergency medical treatment, evacuation and repatriation cover. We strongly recommend your policy also covers trip cancellation and curtailment, and loss of or damage to luggage.

A cancellation fee usually applies if you cancel after your booking is confirmed. Travel insurance with cancellation cover will generally cover this fee, so it's worth arranging your policy at the time of booking.

Full insurance requirements are set out in our booking terms and conditions.

A detailed information pack and itinerary will be sent to you around six weeks before departure, covering everything you need to know for a seamless experience. In the meantime, our team is always on hand to answer any questions.

Luggage transfer is included in your package and is normally provided by the accommodation itself.
Please clearly mark all your belongings with your name and put a small note with the name of the next accommodation in order to indicate where the bags should go next (check your accommodation list). Also, ask the accommodation owner where the bags should be left in the morning. Labelling your belongings prevents mix-ups, delays and loss.

Bags should be ready and at the reception or store room by 9:00 hrs.

If you are unable to walk, you can always ask if the luggage transporter can take you with them when transporting your baggage, but this is not always possible and sometimes you have to pay a small fee locally. In some countries, there are special insurances for transporting peoples and sometimes the car is not suited for transporting people.

When you travel with public transport, you always take your luggage with you unless specified differently.