We’re in HOT WATER!

    Today we visited Civita di Bagnoregio which was a hike up to this historic mountain town. A bit touristy but still ancient buildings to walk around. 

 

 

    Today we the went to buy this artisanal olive oil from a farm near Viterbo we found 2 years ago.

http://aziendaagricolasalcini.it/en/

    Some of you might remember the story from two years ago when we visited trying to get some of this amazing olive oil we had at a boutique restaurant in Rome. We hired a taxi in Rome the next day we to drive us an hour and a half from Rome to visit this farm and buy some of the olive oil. We arrived only to be turned away at the locked gate! Oh well,  160e later, we found the hot spring nearby and saved our visit to Viterbo which is why we came back here this trip. So today we rolled up on the closed gate and hit the intercom and…..They buzzed us in! We are shipping 10 bottles home…

 

    Later we got in hot water at the Tuscia Terme natural hot springs. Medium Rare for Bridget and Well done for Dave 👨‍🚒…

    We went for lunch at this lake nearby and I got the chef to make me something not on the menu, rigatoni carbonara which I saw the restaurant staff eating before they opened. Bridge was the nice one and ordered calamari on the menu. A nice relaxing time there.

    As we walked and drove around today, we kept seeing signs and markers for Via Francigena, the Italian ancient Catholic pilgrimage route that I mentioned yesterday in the blog. It reminds both of us so much of our Camino experience. It's almost like we had some kind of connection to the Pilgrims and the route.

 

https://www.viefrancigene.org/en/

 

    More than 3000 kilometers, from Canterbury to Rome and Santa Maria di Leuca, to walk step by step on mountain paths, mule tracks, rural and secondary roads, cypress-lined dirt roads or among majestic pines. Under your feet are the oldest streets of these beautiful countries. Streets paved with river stones worn by the passage of time, until you reach the “cobblestones” of Rome. The trail will take you through villages where all roads lead to Rome. The official route of the Via Francigena is the safest, and was carefully designed to be traveled by all ages.

 

Grazi mile;

Dave & Bridge