Tag 11 From Sansepolcro near Città di Castello

Looking at the weather forecast is sometimes very helpful when it comes to planning the route for the day.

But first we had a delicious breakfast in our accommodation. A look at the weather map told us that we would give up the mountain stage planned on the original route, especially since the monastery on the mountain wasn't supposed to open until the end of April. And so we headed for our stage destination Città di Castello in spring-like temperatures and hoped to at least reach the Lama sub-destination before the rain started. So we treated ourselves to the beautiful old town and hiked through fields and vineyards through the wide Tiber Valley. When we arrived in Lama we met Verena, who we thought was already on the bus to her next stop. The bus hadn't come. So we took her by the arm and first looked for and found an open bar in Lama. Verena hadn't had breakfast yet and hadn't had any coffee yet, so she could look forward not only to the cappucino but also to the tapas platter that the host simply put in front of us. We were really blown away by this hospitality. By now it had started to rain and we still had a good 7 km to go.

After trudging a few kilometers through the storm and rain, a car pulled up with a woman who offered to give us a ride into town. An offer we couldn't refuse.

So she took us to Città, also because she thought we were pilgrims looking for accommodation. Because she was the manager of the local pilgrim accommodation. And Timur, with whom we have often been out and about, was already waiting at the door. People meet again and again on the pilgrimage route.

We then took a detour through the rain to our accommodation: a holiday apartment in a historic townhouse in the old town. Very nice. After a rest and drying phase, we went to eat.

One thing can already be said about the cuisine of Tuscany and Umbria: the starters are a poem.