Most of Italy is mountainous or hilly at the very least, so plan on walking a lot when traveling to Bella Italia. On average, I walk a minimum of five miles a day and many times it’s closer to eight or nine. I find all the inclined streets, staircases, walkways and hills quite challenging, but the more often I travel to Italy, the easier these have become to navigate.
I decided to post a few of these photos to give you an idea of how it is to move about in Italy. It still amazes me that the locals do this every day and think nothing of it since they are used to it as part of the Italian lifestyle. No wonder they live to be in their eighties and nineties and still get around better than their younger counterparts in the U.S.
Have you experienced any challenges walking in Italy? I’d love to hear your stories, so please leave a comment.
Grazie and Ciao
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Martha Miller
Margie, I love this post! Did you take all these pictures on your travels? One of my favorite things about Italy is walking around and soaking up the beauty pretty much everywhere. Flowers, staircases, the colors of buildings and the sky. Can’t wait to get back there this summer!
margieinitaly
Thank You Martha
Yes these are all my own photos from my trips to Bella Italia. I’m thrilled you enjoy the post. Thanks for stopping and commenting
Margie Miklas
Grazie Andrea…
apollard
The post brings back memories. Key for us lovers of Italy to be able to enjoy as much as possible, travel as light as we can! The times i have a heavy bag become such an impediment; getting on and off public transport, getting up to higher stories of accomodation when there is no lift, rattling along cobbled streets which are rolly bag wheel killers… If I can’t comfortably pick up my bag and carry if for a while then I am taking too much! Gorgeous pictures Margie.
antoguida
lìItalia è proprio bella! 🙂
Rexlin Victor
Amazing!!!
Margie Miklas
Thank you so much
The Palladian Traveler
Margie – Looks like you’ve been “meandering along the cobblestone to somewhere,” too. Nice photos.
Margie Miklas
Thank you Tom…You know how it is…
margieinitaly
That is one of the things I love so much in Italy too Rebecca…There always are flowers!
rebecca2000
Lovely photos. I love how people have the baskets of flowers outside their windows and the cobble streets.
Margie Miklas
Thanks so much Rebecca…The Italians do love their flowers!!