The Unknown Apennines
Footloose- 6 Nights/7 Days
The land between Tuscany and Emilia Romagna in Italy is the protected area of the Corno alle Scale Regional Park in the Apennines.
This is an area of small villages and abundant nature, where hospitality is a time honoured tradition. Deer, boar, fox, marmots and other wildlife may be encountered on your walking trip, plus enjoy colourful wildflowers in early summer.
Emilia Romagna is a gourmet region famed for its Parmesan cheese and Balsamic vinegar. Of special interest is the Truffle and Porcini (mushroom) Festival in Lizzano the first Sunday in October. During this unguided trip you stay in three locations at charming rustic country hotels.
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- Day 1 Arrive Porretta Terme Railway Station (direct train from Bologna) and transfer to your hotel in Lizzano.
- Day 2 Transfer to the starting point of your circuit walk to the summit of Mt Belvedere (12 km).
- Day 3 Lizzano - Pianaccio. Today there are some steep sections as you walk to your alpine inn where you stay the next 2 nights (16 km).
- Day 4 Short transfer to Segavecchia for a circuit walk back to Pianaccio (17 km).
- Day 5 Pianaccio - Vidiciatico. There is a longer and a shorter option today as there are some steep sections (12 or 15 km). Overnight in Vidiciatico.
- Day 6 Short transfer to the start of the circuit walk (16 - 19 km) to walk up the top of Corno alle Scale (1945m).
- Day 7 Walking holiday arrangements end after breakfast with a transfer to Porretta Terme Railway Station.
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Deer in the Corno da Castelluccio Regional Park