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Via Francigena Day 42: Viterbo to Vetralla, Italy 🇮🇹

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Emily, The Wondering Wanderer
Dec 04, 2025
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Click here to read about my hike from Viterbo to Vetralla in 2023.

“Bad decisions make good stories.” Unknown

Walking out of Viterbo, you get two route options. I can proudly say that both times I’ve hiked this section of the Via Francigena, I’ve taken the shorter route. Which, if we’re referencing Robert Frost, is probably the one more traveled by pilgr…

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