From our accommodation across the river, via the Cathedral to chase our first stamp, it was around 19 kms all up today. About 6 hours with rests, taking pics, dawdling up hills etc. on a fine sunny day. It started cool but the layers were soon coming off.
Through the Aosta valley we will be following path 103. Today that path takes us out of Aosta passing the Roman theatre and arch, and over the Roman bridge. We are soon out into the villages and farmland. There is a lot of up and down as the path generally stays up on the hillside to the north of the valley floor. We pass apple and pear trees, grape vines and vegie gardens and walk through woods, with the regular accompaniment of cow bells throughout the day. We eat our picnic lunch by the Castello di Quart.
By the time we reach our accommodation for the night we are ready for a rest. So we put our feet up, relaxing on the garden terrace and checking out the view across the valley, past the castle of Fenis to the mountains. Luciano provided an excellent dinner of pasta with salad from his garden. A beautiful home, an amazing view, chickens & dog & cat and his lovely garden.
Grazie Luciano.
Accommodation: Lo Talapan, Rovarey – highly recommended.
A domani.
Richo and DC 