Siena to Rome- The Last Steps
11/10-11/20 2134.31 km from Canterbury We left the Siena ready for our final week and a half trek into Rome. The views of the medieval brick walls of Siena were stunning from the rolling Tuscan hills we traversed that morning. Saying goodbye to Siena Leaving through one of the medieval gates La Grancia di Cuna We planned to walk to Ponte d'Arbia that day. As we descended into some low valleys, we started walking on a flat gravel path beside the main road with painted marble signs for pilgrims! We would see these marble signs up until Acquapendente four days later, and they were always a delight to behold. Sometimes they would draw a pilgrim with a mule or staff! Crossing through low valleys, we walked by a rare example of a fortified farmhouse, the Grancia di Cuna! This complex was massive, I was not expecting it to be so large! During the 12th century, the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala in Siena oversaw a hospice for pilgrims at Grancia