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Route registered in the Ministry of Tourism catalog. Length and variants should be checked with the route authority.
Overall elevation gain/loss unverified: available elevations cover only some stages or tracks.
Distance obtained by adding published stages in the stated sequence.
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.
Piazza delle Erbe 13 46100 Mantova · Opening times reported by the source: We-Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu off, Dec 25 off · Website reported by the source
Piazza delle Erbe 4 46100 Mantova · Opening times reported by the source: Mo,Th-Su 09:00-18:30, Tu-We 09:00-15:30 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0376 338779 · Website reported by the source
Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Th 10:00-12:30,15:00-17:30; Fr,Sa 10:00-12:30
Piazza Teofilo Folengo 22 46027 San Benedetto Po · Opening times reported by the source: 09:30-12:30; 15:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0376 623036 · Website reported by the source
Piazza Antonio Casotti 1 42121 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 456477 · Website reported by the source
Via Vittorio Veneto 6 Reggio Emilia · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 175 7935 · Website reported by the source
Via Giuseppe Ferrari Bonini 6 Reggio Emilia · Website reported by the source
Via Canossa 42026 Canossa · Opening times reported by the source: May-Oct: PH Mo,Tu-Su 10:00-19:00; Nov-Apr: PH Mo, Dec 08,26,Jan 01,06, Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Mo, Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 877104 · Website reported by the source
Opening times reported by the source: May-Oct: PH Mo,Tu-Su 10:00-18:30; Nov-Apr: PH Mo, Dec 08,26,Jan 01,06, Tu-Su 10:00-16:30; Mo, Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 877104 · Website reported by the source
Castiglione di Garfagnana · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 649072 · Website reported by the source
Barga · Contact reported by the source: +390583724791 · Website reported by the source
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
Via Roma 31 55023 Borgo a Mozzano · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:00; Th-Fr 14:00-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 82041
Corte San Lorenzo 9 55100 Lucca · Website reported by the source
Opening times reported by the source: May-Oct Tu-Su 10:00-12:30,15:00-18:30; Nov-Apr Tu-Su 09:30-12:30,15:00-18:30 · Website reported by the source
Via C. Battisti 15 55100 Lucca · Opening times reported by the source: 09:00-13:00, 15:00-19:00 · Website reported by the source
Lucca
Via Fillungo 209 55100 Lucca · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 10:30-19:30 · Website reported by the source
Lucca · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 496471 · Website reported by the source
Opening times reported by the source: 10:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 490530 · Website reported by the source
Largo XXIV Maggio 12 46100 Mantova · Opening times reported by the source: Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Su 09:00-18:30; Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +39 0376 367087 · Website reported by the source
Viale Te 46100 Mantova · Opening times reported by the source: Mo 13:00-18:30; Tu-Su 09:00-18:30; Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +39 0376 323266 · Website reported by the source
Via San Giovanni 55036 Pieve Fosciana
Opening times reported by the source: "solo su appuntamento"; PH 09:00-12:30,15:00-18:30 · Website reported by the source
Via Giovanni Acerbi 47 46100 Mantova · Contact reported by the source: +39 0376 360506 · Website reported by the source
Via Galli Tassi 43 55100 Lucca · Opening times reported by the source: Tu,Th 09:00-19:30; We, Fr, Sa 12:00-19:30; Su [1,3] 09:00-19:30; Mo, Su[2,4,5], Jan 1, Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 55570 · Website reported by the source
Lucca
Lucca
Lucca · Website reported by the source
Via della Quarquonia 4 55100 Lucca · Opening times reported by the source: Tu, Th 09:00-19:30; We, Fr, Sa 12:00-19:30; Su [1,3] 09:00-19:30; Mo, Su [2,4,5], Jan 1, Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 496033 · Website reported by the source
Via Nazario Sauro angolo 46100 Mantova · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Fr 15:00-18:00; Sa-Su 11:00-18:00; Mo off; "only appointment" · Contact reported by the source: +39 366 421 8816 · Website reported by the source
Via San Micheletto 3 55100 Lucca · Website reported by the source
Contact reported by the source: +39 3519371789 · Website reported by the source
Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 09:30-12:30 · Website reported by the source
Lucca · Opening times reported by the source: We,Fr 14:00-18:00; Th 10:00-13:00; Sa,Su 10:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 496554;+39 0583 493825 · Website reported by the source
Via Pietro Frattini 9 46100 Mantova
Via Fratelli Bandiera 7
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II 55033 Castiglione di Garfagnana
Via Alessandro Tassoni 2 42123 Reggio Emilia
Via Roma 19 Reggio nell'Emilia · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 435680
Cartographic GPX archive · OpenStreetMap
Eleven official main stages; some long days can be split. Alternatives via Montalto, Gazzano modenese and the winter variant must not be appended to the main route.
The operator recommends a more leisurely schedule of about 14 days for the long stages.
Planning, variants and notices
Data del controllo: 2026-10-04
| # | Start — Finish | km / D+ / D− | Places to see |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mantova — San Benedetto Po | 33 km | Sonnabend Collection Mantova Museum Virgilio Palazzo Valenti Gonzaga ex chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria Museum Civico Polironiano Canonica di San Benedetto Po Abbazia di San Benedetto in Polirone Sonnabend Collection Mantova · Piazza delle Erbe 13 46100 Mantova · Opening times reported by the source: We-Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu off, Dec 25 off · Website reported by the source Museum Virgilio · Piazza delle Erbe 4 46100 Mantova · Opening times reported by the source: Mo,Th-Su 09:00-18:30, Tu-We 09:00-15:30 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0376 338779 · Website reported by the source ex chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Th 10:00-12:30,15:00-17:30; Fr,Sa 10:00-12:30 Museum Civico Polironiano · Piazza Teofilo Folengo 22 46027 San Benedetto Po · Opening times reported by the source: 09:30-12:30; 15:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0376 623036 · Website reported by the source |
| 2 | San Benedetto Po — Guastalla | 35.6 km · D+ 164 m · D− 153 m Ascent and descent reported on the stage’s OpenStreetMap relation: cartographic data, not elevation measurements derived from the GPX. Check changes with the operator. | Museum Civico Polironiano Canonica di San Benedetto Po Abbazia di San Benedetto in Polirone Ex Church of San Francesco Santissima Annunziata Duomo di Guastalla Beata Vergine della Porta Chiesa di San Girolamo Chiesa di San Giorgio Palazzo Ducale Museum Civico Polironiano · Piazza Teofilo Folengo 22 46027 San Benedetto Po · Opening times reported by the source: 09:30-12:30; 15:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0376 623036 · Website reported by the source |
| 3 | Guastalla — Reggio Emilia | 31 km · D+ 160 m · D− 121 m Ascent and descent reported on the stage’s OpenStreetMap relation: cartographic data, not elevation measurements derived from the GPX. Check changes with the operator. | Ex Church of San Francesco Santissima Annunziata Duomo di Guastalla Beata Vergine della Porta Museum del Tricolore Palazzo Vescovile Museum Diocesano Reggio-Guastalla Sito archologico Credem (Regium Lepidi) Musei Civici Museum missionario dei Padri Cappuccini Palazzo Magnani Palazzo Salvador Allende Museum del Tricolore · Piazza Antonio Casotti 1 42121 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 456477 · Website reported by the source Museum Diocesano Reggio-Guastalla · Via Vittorio Veneto 6 Reggio Emilia · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 175 7935 · Website reported by the source Sito archologico Credem (Regium Lepidi) · Website reported by the source Museum missionario dei Padri Cappuccini · Via Giuseppe Ferrari Bonini 6 Reggio Emilia · Website reported by the source |
| 4 | Reggio Emilia — Canossa | 27.2 km · D+ 806 m · D− 403 m Ascent and descent reported on the stage’s OpenStreetMap relation: cartographic data, not elevation measurements derived from the GPX. Check changes with the operator. | Museum del Tricolore Palazzo Vescovile Museum Diocesano Reggio-Guastalla Sito archologico Credem (Regium Lepidi) Museum Nazionale Naborre Campanini Castle di Canossa Palazzo Magnani Palazzo Salvador Allende Museum del Tricolore · Piazza Antonio Casotti 1 42121 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 456477 · Website reported by the source Museum Diocesano Reggio-Guastalla · Via Vittorio Veneto 6 Reggio Emilia · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 175 7935 · Website reported by the source Sito archologico Credem (Regium Lepidi) · Website reported by the source Museum Nazionale Naborre Campanini · Via Canossa 42026 Canossa · Opening times reported by the source: May-Oct: PH Mo,Tu-Su 10:00-19:00; Nov-Apr: PH Mo, Dec 08,26,Jan 01,06, Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Mo, Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 877104 · Website reported by the source Castle di Canossa · Opening times reported by the source: May-Oct: PH Mo,Tu-Su 10:00-18:30; Nov-Apr: PH Mo, Dec 08,26,Jan 01,06, Tu-Su 10:00-16:30; Mo, Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 877104 · Website reported by the source |
| 5 | Canossa — Carpineti | 27.8 km · D+ 1309 m · D− 1279 m Ascent and descent calculated from elevations in the GPX linked to this stage. | Castle di Carpineti Chiesa parr. di Maria Ausiliatrice in S. Prospero di Carpineti San Prospero Sant’Andrea Castle di Sarzano Museum Nazionale Naborre Campanini Castle di Canossa Beata Vergine del Carrobbio Museum Nazionale Naborre Campanini · Via Canossa 42026 Canossa · Opening times reported by the source: May-Oct: PH Mo,Tu-Su 10:00-19:00; Nov-Apr: PH Mo, Dec 08,26,Jan 01,06, Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Mo, Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 877104 · Website reported by the source Castle di Canossa · Opening times reported by the source: May-Oct: PH Mo,Tu-Su 10:00-18:30; Nov-Apr: PH Mo, Dec 08,26,Jan 01,06, Tu-Su 10:00-16:30; Mo, Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +39 0522 877104 · Website reported by the source |
| 6 | Carpineti — Toano | 20.3 km · D+ 1071 m · D− 781 m Ascent and descent calculated from elevations in the GPX linked to this stage. | Castle di Carpineti Chiesa parr. di Maria Ausiliatrice in S. Prospero di Carpineti San Prospero Sant’Andrea Sant'Anna Chiesa di Manno ss. Prospero e Paolo San Pietro Natività di Maria Chiesa vecchia di Manno |
| 7 | Toano — Gazzano | 17.4 km · D+ 981 m · D− 993 m Ascent and descent calculated from elevations in the GPX linked to this stage. | Sant'Anna Chiesa di Santa Lucia Poggio Gazzano Maestà Chiesa di Gova San Giorgio San Sebastiano |
| 8 | Gazzano — San Pellegrino in Alpe | 23.1 km · D+ 1459 m · D− 753 m Ascent and descent calculated from elevations in the GPX linked to this stage. | Chiesa di Santa Lucia Poggio Gazzano Museum Etnografico Don Luigi Pellegrini Santuario dei Santi Pilgrim e Bianco Alpe del Pilgrim Museum Parco Appennino Tosco Emiliano Chiesa di San Giuseppe Sposo di Beata Vergine Maria e San Leonardo Abate Torre dell'Orologio in memoria ai caduti della grande guerra Cippo del Caselli Museum Etnografico Don Luigi Pellegrini · Castiglione di Garfagnana · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 649072 · Website reported by the source |
| 9 | San Pellegrino in Alpe — Barga | 32.7 km · D+ 694 m · D− 1810 m Ascent and descent reported on the stage’s OpenStreetMap relation: cartographic data, not elevation measurements derived from the GPX. Check changes with the operator. | Museum Etnografico Don Luigi Pellegrini Santuario dei Santi Pilgrim e Bianco Alpe del Pilgrim Museum Civico del Territorio Antonio Mordini Chiesa di San Rocco Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata Rocca Ariostesca Museum Archeologico del Territorio della Garfagnana Rocca di Castiglione Museum Etnografico Don Luigi Pellegrini · Castiglione di Garfagnana · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 649072 · Website reported by the source Museum Civico del Territorio Antonio Mordini · Barga · Contact reported by the source: +390583724791 · Website reported by the source Museum Archeologico del Territorio della Garfagnana · Castelnuovo di Garfagnana |
| 10 | Barga — Borgo a Mozzano | 18.5 km · D+ 598 m · D− 901 m Ascent and descent calculated from elevations in the GPX linked to this stage. | Museum Civico del Territorio Antonio Mordini Chiesa di San Rocco Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata Museum della Memoria e Museum Archeologico di Borgo a Mozzano Chiesa di San Jacopo Santissimo Crocifisso Rocca di Mozzano Church of Santa Maria Assunta Oratorio della Madonna della Neve Chiesetta degli Alpini Museum Civico del Territorio Antonio Mordini · Barga · Contact reported by the source: +390583724791 · Website reported by the source Museum della Memoria e Museum Archeologico di Borgo a Mozzano · Via Roma 31 55023 Borgo a Mozzano · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:00; Th-Fr 14:00-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 82041 |
| 11 | Borgo a Mozzano — Lucca | 30.3 km · D+ 394 m · D− 490 m Ascent and descent reported on the stage’s OpenStreetMap relation: cartographic data, not elevation measurements derived from the GPX. Check changes with the operator. | Museum della Memoria e Museum Archeologico di Borgo a Mozzano Chiesa di San Jacopo Chiesa di San Rocco Santissimo Crocifisso Museum-casa natale di Giacomo Puccini Museum Paolo Cresci per la storia dell’emigrazione italiana Domus Romana Lucca MUR - Museum del Risorgimento Museum Storico della Tortura Community Casa Natale San Giovanni Leonardi Casa Santa Gemma Galgani Gabinetto di Storia Naturale del Liceo Machiavelli Museum della Memoria e Museum Archeologico di Borgo a Mozzano · Via Roma 31 55023 Borgo a Mozzano · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:00; Th-Fr 14:00-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 82041 Museum-casa natale di Giacomo Puccini · Corte San Lorenzo 9 55100 Lucca · Website reported by the source Museum Paolo Cresci per la storia dell’emigrazione italiana · Opening times reported by the source: May-Oct Tu-Su 10:00-12:30,15:00-18:30; Nov-Apr Tu-Su 09:30-12:30,15:00-18:30 · Website reported by the source Domus Romana Lucca · Via C. Battisti 15 55100 Lucca · Opening times reported by the source: 09:00-13:00, 15:00-19:00 · Website reported by the source MUR - Museum del Risorgimento · Lucca Museum Storico della Tortura · Via Fillungo 209 55100 Lucca · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 10:30-19:30 · Website reported by the source Gabinetto di Storia Naturale del Liceo Machiavelli · Lucca · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 496471 · Website reported by the source |
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.ministeroturismo.gov.it
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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