Way of the Gods

Downloadable guide · 6 October 2026. This file opens offline. External links require a connection.

A crossing from city to city through paths, ridges and villages. Before leaving check the route notices and the updated track.

Route information

Start

Bologna

Finish

Florence

Total distance

130 km

Total ascent

4701 m

Total descent

4578 m

Distances and elevation data depend on the route variant. D+ and D− are total ascent and descent in metres, not slope percentages. Estimates and missing data are indicated in the source.

Places to see along the route

• Collezioni Comunali d'Art Bologna · Source

  Piazza Maggiore 6 40121 Bologna · Contact reported by the source: +39 051 2193998

• Museum di San Petronio Bologna · Source

  Piazza Maggiore

• Scavi archeologici Sala Borsa Bologna · Source
• Museum della sanità e dell'assistenza Bologna · Source
• Church of San Michele Arcangelo Badolo · Source

  Via Badolo 29/1 Sasso Marconi

• San Michele Arcangelo di Badolo Badolo · Source
• Colombario di monte Frate Badolo · Source
• Monte Alto Badolo · Source
• Museum della Beata Vergine di San Luca · Source
• Palazzo Albergati · Source

  Via Saragozza 28 40123 Bologna

• Museum Spazio Pubblico · Source

  Via Eugenio Curiel 13d 40134 Bologna · Contact reported by the source: +39 051 6591415 · Website reported by the source

• Museum del tessuto e della tappezzeria "Vittorio Zironi" · Source
• Parrocchia di Madonna dei Fornelli Madonna dei Fornelli · Source
• Monument al Viandante Madonna dei Fornelli · Source
• Chiesetta le Croci · Source
• San Paolo di Cedrecchia · Source
• Chiesa di San Lorenzo · Source

  Via Savena 55 San Benedetto Val di Sambro

• Chiesa di Trasasso · Source
• Fortezza medicea di San Martino San Piero a Sieve · Source
• Pieve di San Pietro San Piero a Sieve · Source
• Scopeto San Piero a Sieve · Source
• Poggio Capanne Vetta le Croci · Source
• Palazzo Vecchio Firenze · Source
• Gucci Museum Firenze · Source

  Contact reported by the source: +39 055 759 270 10 · Website reported by the source

• Museum di Orsanmichele Firenze · Source
• Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe degli Uffizi Firenze · Source

  Via della Ninna 5 50122 Firenze · Contact reported by the source: +39 055 2388671 · Website reported by the source

• Via Flaminia Militare · Source
• Museum della Chapel di San Jacopo Nel Seminario · Source

  Fiesole

• Giardini di Villa Le Balze A Fiesole · Source

  Fiesole

• Fornaci romane di Piana degli Ossi · Source
• Resti strada Romana Flaminia Militare · Source
• Raccolta d'Art Sacra Convento del Bosco ai Frati · Source

  Scarperia e San Piero

• Via Flaminia Militare · Source
• Chiesa e Convento di San Domenico di Fiesole · Source

  Fiesole

• Fondazione Giovanni Michelucci · Source

  Via Beato Angelico 15 50014 Fiesole · Website reported by the source

• Museum Bandini · Source

  Via Giovanni Duprè 1 50014 Fiesole · Opening times reported by the source: Gennaio-Febbraio / Novembre-Dicembre: 10:00-15:00 Marzo e Ottbre: 10:00.18:00 Aprile-Settembre: 09:00-19:00

• Burraia di Acquirico · Source
• Museum Civico Archeologico · Source

  Via Zanobi Portigiani 1 50014 Fiesole

• Musei di Sant'Agata: Art Sacra e Archeologia · Source

  Scarperia e San Piero

• Roman theater at Caere di Fiesole · Source
• Villa Spada · Source
• Basilica di Sant'Alessandro · Source
• Area Archeologica · Source

  Opening times reported by the source: May-Oct: 09:30-19:00 "summer"; Nov-Apr: 09:30-17:00 "winter"

• Tombe Etrusche · Source
• Tempio di Fiesole · Source
• Museum Missionario Francescano · Source

  Fiesole

• Burraia della Fornace · Source
• Museum Civico Archeologico · Source
• Burraia dell'Altare · Source
• Museum di San Giuseppe · Source
• Terme di Fiesole · Source
• Villa France · Source
• Museum di Vita Artigiana e Contadina con Personaggi in Movimento - Museum di Leprino · Source

  Scarperia e San Piero

• Casa Saraceni · Source
• Museum della storia di Bologna · Source

  Website reported by the source

• Museum della Storia di Bologna · Source
• Burraia di Cozzerine · Source
• Palazzo de Rossi · Source
• Lapidario del Museum Civico Medievale · Source
• Museum Civico Medievale · Source

  Via Alessandro Manzoni

• Palazzo Fava · Source
• Museum della Fondazione Primo Conti · Source

  Fiesole

• San Colombano - Collezione Tagliavini · Source
• Museum Ottocento Bologna · Source

  Piazza San Michele 4c 40125 Bologna

• Museum internazionale e biblioteca della musica · Source

  Strada Maggiore 34 40125 Bologna · Contact reported by the source: +39 051 2757711 · Website reported by the source

• Palazzo Pallavicini · Source

  Via San Felice 24 Bologna · Contact reported by the source: +393313471504 · Website reported by the source

• Collezione Acton - Villa La Pietra · Source

  Firenze

• Jewish Museum di Bologna · Source

  Via Valdonica 1/2 40126 Bologna

• Via Flaminia Militare · Source
• La Quadreria di Palazzo Rossi Poggi Marsili · Source

  Via Marsala 7 Bologna

• Galleria Rinaldo Carnielo · Source
• Villa Peyron · Source

  Strada Provinciale di Vincigliata 2 Fiesole

• Opificio delle Acque · Source
• Museum Amalia Ciardi Dupré · Source
• Burraia di Bucherello · Source
• Chiesa di San Martino · Source
• Chiesa di Santa Caterina di via Saragozza · Source
• Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca · Source
• Santa Maria Primerana · Source
• San Michele a Muscoli · Source
• Biserica Ortodoxa Moldoveneasca "Acoperamintul Maicii Domnului" · Source

  Via Saragozza 2 40123 Bologna

• Chiesa e Convento di San Francesco al Bosco ai Frati · Source
• Chapel di San Clemente · Source
• Pieve di San Bartolomeo · Source
• San Michele a Lucigliano · Source
• Cattedrale di San Romolo · Source

Tracks and updates

Full walking GPX · official download

Stages and operator assistance

Route conditions and notices

Cartographic GPX archive · OpenStreetMap

Recorded stages

Getting there, returning home and route services

Getting to the start · Bologna

Arrive by train at Bologna Centrale, served by the high-speed network and metropolitan rail system. Check train connections for your chosen date before booking.

Source · www.bolognawelcome.com

Returning from the destination · Firenze

For your return by train, check departures and services at Firenze Santa Maria Novella; arrange the transfer from the route endpoint to the station separately.

Source · www.rfi.it

Accommodation and food along Via degli Dei

Services along Via degli Dei

Official pilgrim passport and guide

Official preparation advice and information

Data / check date: 2026-10-04

Coverage and sources

Available stages may include branches: they do not necessarily constitute a single sequence. Credential, water, accommodations and local services must be confirmed with the manager.

Source · www.viadeglidei.it

Source · camminiditalia.org

Luggage and practical services

Pilgrim credential

The credential records your stamps and journey. It does not reserve a bed or guarantee free accommodation. Check the current rules with the route operator or the Pilgrim Office before departure.

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