Kilometres walked : 22

Thursday 27th April, 2023.

Buona Giornata! Have a good day! Learning a new phrase this morning at the Bakery, we are getting a little better at our Italian. And what a good day we had.

Packing some sandwiches and apples for lunch we set out for a walk along The Nottolini Aquaduct. Completed in 1851 the aquaduct is approximately 3.2kms long with more than 400 arches and 2 impressive dome water tanks. The structure was built to supply drinking water into the city of Lucca but unfortunately after a section was removed for the motorway many years ago it is no longer used for its original purpose. What a fantastic find it was.

Passing a shepherd and his flock of sheep, fields full of wildflowers, Italian villa’s, hills lined with olive groves, old stone houses and a couple of small villages we made it to the observatory up on Mount Pisano. Finding a nice table and chairs we marveled at the views back over Lucca and the aqueduct whilst enjoying our lunch.

15kms later we made it back to the apartment for a much needed siesta. The Italian’s have the right idea there. And of course after dinner we did our daily stroll around the wall and a meander through the town.