Via Francigena: Best of Tuscany

Excellent hiking trip! The hiking routes provided were very enjoyable. The luggage transfer between the hotels was flawless. The Active Nav app worked great. Some of the hotels were very nice and others were pretty weak (but they beat a tent). The same applies to the breakfast provided which is very important due to the hiking distances each day. Overall, a wonderful trip.

Wonderful countryside. I particularly liked the countryside accomodation compared to Sam Germignano where the service was a bit brusque, Sienna was ok but not as good as the other places.

Great trip, all happened as planned.

We walked the Via from San Miniato to Buonconvento, a major life experience. The Tuscan countryside unfolds and offers picture-perfect vistas every day. The track is very quiet, some days we would only see one or two other walking groups, so plenty of time for reflection. The days were longer than we expected, we certainly weren't fast walkers, so obviously that plays in, but we did find that some of the stretches were uncomfortably hot, in full sun. Often there was long stretches between water, and not many places to stop. You need to factor this in to your thinking and expectations. We had thought about this in advance and carried sun umbrellas that clipped onto our belts and backpacks so that we could walk with our own shade with hands free to use poles... strongly recommend investment. Some of the accommodations were fantastic, others quirky and fun, and a couple disappointing. Highlights in Gambassi Terme and our last night before Buonconvento.

The team organises everything, the accommodation was better than I expected. The information provided before and the navigation application used was excellent.