Bologna

Make the usual 30 minute train ride from Bologna to Florence last five beautiful days by traversing and camping in the Apennine Mountain Range. The Path of the Gods begins in the main piazza of the ancient Italian city of Bologna (61 m/200 ft above sea level), ascends to 1200 m/3,940 ft, then brings you down to the beautiful Tuscan city of Florence (70 m/230 ft). This hike meanders through the...

The Florence Cathedral, formally known as the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, is an iconic basilica in the city of Florence, Italy.  The cathedral has the third largest dome of any structure in the world and is one if Italy's largest structures drawing millions of visitors each year.     Work on this enormous cathedral began in 1296 but wasn't structurally completed until 1436. The dome wa...