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Stage 6: Lucca to Siena
Walk the historic Via Francigena pilgrimage route from Lucca to Siena
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Beauty and adventure await you on this Via Francigena pilgrimage walking tour through Tuscany. Enjoy the best of the Italian countryside as you walk from Lucca to Siena along the ancient pilgrimage route. Panoramic views of rolling hills and vineyard stretch out before you like a painting on this incredible tour.
Moving at your own pace, this self-guided tour takes you to historic towns and villages where you can experience Italy’s famous architecture, art, music, and history. This tour is a feast for the senses as you delight yourself with the sights, sounds, tastes, and scents of the wonderful Tuscan countryside.
Relax and enjoy the experience knowing that details such as accommodations and luggage transfers are managed for you. This tour is part hiking trip, part cultural and historical tour, and all adventure! You’ll never forget your Via Francigena tour from Lucca to Siena!
Season
Apr-Oct
Activity
Walking
Walking
Duration
8 days
8 days
Difficulty
Moderate (3/5)
Moderate (3/5)
Type
Self-guided, Private
Self-guided, Private
Accommodation
Hotels
From €726
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Moderate
We rate this tour as a 3/5. The terrain is relatively easy, with minimal elevation changes. Most of the itinerary follows paths and gravel roads, though some sections are on asphalted roads.
Trip highlights
Highlights for Via Francigena from Lucca to Siena
Walk the Via Francigena through Tuscany, with colorful rolling hills, vineyards, olive groves, and forests.
Sample local delicacies as you travel, enjoying the best of Italian cuisine, gelato, and local wines.
Surround yourself with Italy’s famous art, music, history, and culture.
Visit incredible historic towns, such as Siena and San Gimignano .
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Travellers love the Via Francigena
Sylvia
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“Walking the first stage of the Via Francigena on my own this summer was honestly one of the best adventures of my life!”
Andrew & Jaime
Stage 8: Montefiascone to Rome
“We absolutely fell in love with the Italian countryside, and the walk into Rome was an unforgettable experience.”
Davide
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“Crossing the Apennines and looking out across the terrain ahead was a surreal feeling. I can’t wait to plan my next walk along the Via Francigena.”
Day by day itinerary
Day one Arrival in Lucca
Travel to Lucca, check in to your hotel then check out the town! Wander past splendid gardens, marvel at the majestic bell tower and be stunned by the impressive Piazza Anfiteatro, a 2nd-century Roman amphitheatre. To get a better perspective, make sure to walk the perimeter along tree-lined walls. This evening, stroll round the town squares to whet your appetite and select a restaurant for dinner.
- Distance: None
- Meals: None
- Overnight Location: Hotel in Lucca
Day two Travel to San Miniato Alto
This morning you wander over to San Martin Cathedral and come face to face, in a literal sense, with the expressive ‘Volto Santo’, famous wooden statue-reliquary of Christ Crucified attributed to Nicodemus. In the afternoon, jump on the train to Fucecchio where you’ll be met for the transfer to your accommodation perched high in the hilltop town of San Miniato Alto.
- Distance: None
- Meals: Breakfast
- Overnight Location: Hotel in San Miniato Alto
Day three Walk from San Miniato Alto to Gambassi
Take to a bit of tarmac, then veer off on a spectacular route through quintessential Tuscan countryside in the Val d’Elsa. Thrilling to scenes straight out of the famed Road to Rome diary penned by Sigeric, Archbishop of Canterbury, you stumble upon two exquisite gems: Pieve di Coiano and Pieve a Chianni. Your route ends in Gambassi, home to Florentine nobles since its 14th-century origin.
- Distance: 7 hours, 25km, 780 m ascent, 655 m descent
- Meals: Breakfast, dinner
- Overnight Location: Hotel in Gambassi
Day four Walk from Gambassi to San Gimignano
The Via Francigena cuts directly through stunning scenery today, as you make your way to peculiar villages like Collemuccioli and Pieve di Cellole stopping off to visit Santa Maria Sanctuary in Pancole. At the end of the day, San Gimignano invites you to stroll back in history. So go ahead, get lost in its charming medieval atmosphere! Then follow your nose to succulent aromas, peeking into restaurants to select a spot for dinner.
- Distance: 6 hours, 18km, 595 m ascent, 540 m descent
- Meals: Breakfast
- Overnight Location: Hotel in San Gimignano
Day five Walk from San Gimignano to Gracciano
The pilgrimage route simply outdoes itself today as you roam toward Rome, hiking up and down the Tuscan hills among vineyards and olive groves, fields and woodlands. If you’re feeling extra energetic, take an optional detour to the fascinating 11th-century Abbey of Santa Maria a Conero.
- Distance: 6 hours, 21km, 210 m ascent, 205 m descent
- Meals: Breakfast
- Overnight Location: Hotel in Gracciano
Day six Walk from Gracciano to Monteriggioni
Passing Pieve a Elsa, a site with a thousand-year history where a chapel once stood, you slip further back in time to the ancient Etruscan hot springs at Thermae di Caldane. Next, Strove’s robust Romanesque church awaits as does the bizarre complex at Abbadia a Isola, founded in the palindromic year of 1001. Spend the night in medieval Monteriggioni, where a peculiar crown of towers encircles the village.
- Distance: 4 hours,13 km, 130 m ascent, 55 m descent
- Meals: Breakfast
- Overnight Location: Hotel in Monteriggioni
Day seven Walk from Monteriggioni to Siena
Take off on dirt tracks through the classic hills of Montagnola Senese, passing the ancient medieval village of Cerbaia, seemingly lost in time. A pretty story-book castle, ‘Castello della Chiocciola’, sprouts up among groves of trees en route to Pian del Lago, with or without a detour via Il Poggio di Riciano. Revel in the quiet coolness of Renai Forest before you strut proudly through the Porta Camollia, historic pilgrims’ gate into splendid Siena. Tonight you will embrace yet another challenge, choosing the very best place for a farewell dinner!
- Distance: 6 hours, 20km, 225 m ascent, 245 m descent
- Meals: Breakfast
- Overnight Location: Hotel in Siena
Day eight Arrivederci Siena!
Your self-guided pilgrimage comes to an end this morning after breakfast. Extra nights in Siena can be booked in advance, allowing time to explore this gorgeous city.
- Distance: None
- Meals: Breakfast
- Overnight Location: None
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Dates and prices:
Optional Extras:
- Physical Documents (1 copy per booking) - €35 EUR
- Transfer Pisa to Lucca (Total up to 4 passenger) - €130 EUR
- Transfer Siena to Pisa (Total up to 4 passenger) - €260 EUR
- Extra Night in Lucca (Single Room) - €100 EUR
- Extra Night in Lucca (Double Room) - €125 EUR
- Extra Night in Siena (Single Room) - €115 EUR
- Extra Night in Siena (Double Room) - €150 EUR
Prices below are per person
Date
Solo guest
Two Single Rooms
Double room
Triple room
Apr 1, 2025 to Apr 13, 2025
€1336 EUR
€1201 EUR
€819 EUR
€726 EUR
Apr 14, 2025 to May 25, 2025
€1378 EUR
€1243 EUR
€844 EUR
€740 EUR
May 26, 2025 to Jun 23, 2025
€1411 EUR
€1276 EUR
€860 EUR
€756 EUR
Jun 24, 2025 to Jul 21, 2025
€1454 EUR
€1320 EUR
€881 EUR
€770 EUR
Jul 22, 2025 to Aug 25, 2025
€1556 EUR
€1421 EUR
€945 EUR
€814 EUR
Aug 26, 2025 to Sep 24, 2025
€1454 EUR
€1320 EUR
€881 EUR
€770 EUR
Sep 25, 2025 to Oct 2, 2025
€1411 EUR
€1276 EUR
€860 EUR
€756 EUR
Oct 3, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
€1336 EUR
€1201 EUR
€819 EUR
€726 EUR
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What’s included
Meals
7 breakfasts and 1 dinner are included.
Accommodations
Accommodations for 7 nights during the tour are included. You can also book additional nights along the route.
Transportation during the tour
This tour includes full transfer from San Miniato train station to accommodation and luggage transfers for other walking days (1 piece per person, up to 20kg).
Also included
- Pilgrims’s passport
- Digital detailed route notes and maps in English
- Access to the trip on navigation app
- 24-hour telephone assistance
- Not included
- Travel insurance
- Travel to Lucca and from Siena
- Trains or busses wherever necessary
- Lunches & Dinners not specifically mentioned
- Drinks and snacks
- Personal equipment
- Tourist taxes
- Optional Extras
- Upgrade to single room
- Additional nights at standard accommodations along the way
- Private transfer from airport to Lucca
- Private transfer from Siena to airport
Accommodation for Via Francigena from Lucca to Siena
This tour is based in 3-star hotels and B&Bs. The hotels offer pleasant rooms with ensuite bathrooms and great locations. The standard rooms are of double occupancy. In some cases, accommodation listed below may need to be substituted for other, comparable accommodations.
Single Rooms and Solo Travellers
Rooms are double occupancy. You can pay a supplement to have a private room in a hotel where possible. Solo travellers may be required to pay a supplement.
Rooms are double occupancy. You can pay a supplement to have a private room in a hotel where possible. Solo travellers may be required to pay a supplement.
Hotel Rex*** is 80 m from the main train station and 100 m from the ancient walls of Lucca. Rooms are quiet and well-finished with free Wi-Fi, air conditioned, telephone and fridge.
What in the thirteenth century was a severe monastery cloister is now Hotel San Miniato, refined historic home sits on a hill overlooking the Tuscan countryside between Florence and Pisa.
Tenuta Sant’Ilario is immersed in the Chianti countryside, among vineyards and olive groves. Located 10km from San Gimignano, consists of a stone-walled villa, a restaurant and an outdoor pool.
The hotel is both overlooking the ancient Piazza della Cisterna used to welcome pilgrims from all over the world and charming hills of San Gimignano.
Hotel Il Pietreto is 4km from Colle Val d’Elsa and consists of an 18th-century country house with restaurant and two outdoor swimming pools.
This 4 star hotel lies in the shade of the stronghold of Monteriggioni, the fortress that historically protected the citi of Siena from military attack.
Frequently asked question
How hard is the Via Francigena from Lucca to Siena Tour?
We rate this tour as a 3 / 5. Although the terrain is not too challenging, some distances are quite long.
Do I need a visa to travel to Italy?
Check with your local country about visa requirements. You could also try this website, though you should verify with your government.
Are meals included on the Via Francigena from Lucca to Siena Tour?
7 breakfasts and 1 dinner are included.
Do I need insurance?
Yes, it is mandatory to have health and medical insurance to join this trip, and your insurance should cover hiking. Get your travel insurance.
How do I get to Siena to start this tour?
From Pisa Airport (PSA), you can take a train to Lucca with change in Pisa Centrale station. From Florence Airport (FLR), take a public bus to Florence Santa Maria Novella Train Station, and then a train to Lucca (with change in Pisa Centrale).
Is the Via Francigena from Lucca to Siena Tour in English?
This tour is not guided, however, the route information and vouchers are provided in English.
Where does the Via Francigena from Lucca to Siena Tour end?
On departure, if flying from Pisa airport PSA, you first need to reach Florence by bus. Once in Florence, you need to take a train to Pisa Central Station. From there, you can reach the airport by either bus or train.
Do I need special vaccines to travel to Italy?
Check with your family doctor.
Are there any travel restrictions for Italy?
Please check with your local government about travel restrictions before you book your tour. This map from the US Department of State provides an overview of the current status in countries around the globe. The UK‘s Foreign Office and Government of Canada also provide advice on foreign travel. Note that the travel advice may change depending on your nationality.
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Luggage transfers
Take a load off, with optional or included luggage transfers. Check inclusions for further details.
Accommodations
Accommodations for 7 nights during the tour are included. You can also book additional nights along the route.
Meals
Don’t worry about meals. 7 breakfasts and 1 dinner are included.
Transfers
Check out the ‘What’s Included’ tab for more info on personal transfers during your tour.
Local Support
Travel stress-free knowing in-country local support is available by regular phone or WhatsApp to support you during your tour.
Payments Made Easy
Enjoy the flexibility and ease of staggered payments in your own currency using your choice of credit card.
Route Resources
Route notes, maps, and/or a trail app make navigation on this tour a breeze.
Park Entrance Fees
Included where possible! Check the ‘What’s Included’ tab for more info on park entrance fees during your tour.