Like life itself, pilgrimages also have their challenges. The last two days included some difficulties. One if these difficulties I expressed in a haiku.
A stinky water
Flows beside the pilgrim’s way
Ah! Ripe grapes and figs.
My first stop was Sansepolcro, the home town of Piero della Francesca. The town is full of palazzos, in one of them lived the artist.
View from the Palazzo Piero de Francesca.
In order to see the Madonna of Parto, I hiked to the picturesque town Monterchi and was hiking in an unmarked way through the woods. I was lucky it brought me there.
Madonna del Parto
The way to Citerna was hot and on an asphalt road without shade. I was ready to stop for the day – but in this town there was no accommodation available.
I took a rest in a bar.
My guidebook and the backpack
Fortification wall of Citerna
I stayed overnight in a simple country house near Burgne. When I left early morning, the whole valley echoed with bullet shots. On September 15 starts the hunting season. On my way to Cittá di Castella, I met four hunters with green boots, camouflage cloth and guns. The bullet shots made me very uncomfortable.
However, the path was beautiful! I followed the old road Via Romana and calme to a statue of the Madonna which was very expressive.
Part of Via Romana
Cittá di Castella
The highlight of my day was to have Pizza and beer with my son Lorenz, who came from Assisi to have dinner with me.
