Cycle into a postcard landscape on this cycling Via Francigena to Rome experience, rolling along Siena’s legendary dirt roads for kilometres. Traverse the Val d’Arbia and Val d’Orcia, icons of the Tuscan landscape, and stumble upon wonderful villages like Bagno Vignoni, with its enormous thermal pool on the square, and Radicofani, whose fortress dominates all of southern Tuscany.

Once in Lazio, cherish the charm of lovely Lake Bolsena and the ancient cobblestones on Via Cassia, still intact after 2,000 years. Viterbo welcomes you with an entire district dedicated to pilgrims, while age-old Etrurian roads lead to the Roman amphitheatre at Sutri. A peaceful bike path then takes you right into the heart of Rome, running along the River Tevere to your final destination: St. Peter’s Square.

If you appreciate tasty food and wine, keep the following culinary stops in mind: the vineyards of Brunello di Montalcino wine, the dairy tradition based on Cacio di Pienza cheese and the excellent olive oil produced in the area between Bolsena and Montefiascone.