Moderate Walking
These trips are suitable for those who have a reasonable to good level of fitness. The trips involve a variety of terrain with some longer walks or walks with more ascent/descent.
Here are some guidelines on what to expect:
- A variety of paths, tracks and ways across open pastures
- Ascents/descents of up to 2 hours.
All ATG trips include facilities and options so that you can arrange to walk as much or as little as you like – or not at all! Simply speak to your Route Manager who will be delighted to help you with public transport or taxi options.
Italy
Journey through ever-changing, wide open, rolling landscapes punctuated by hilltop towns, cypress trees, vineyards, olive groves and ancient forest.
• Enjoy timeless scenery as seen in medieval paintings
• Walk a section of the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrim route
• Perfectly preserved medieval towns including San Gimignano & Siena
• First stage of a three-part, continuous 225-mile route to Rome
Independent
Moderate Walking
Duration: 8 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Price: from £1,420 per person
Italy
Starting in Viterbo, walk between historic towns along ancient paths, wooded trails and tracks, passing a variety of unspoilt landscapes, all the way to Rome.
• Walk the medieval ‘Via Francigena’ and the Roman ‘Via Cassia’
• Remarkable Roman & Etruscan remains at Sutri
• Impressive finish in the ‘Eternal City’ of Rome
• Third stage of a three-part, continuous 225-mile route to Rome
Independent
Moderate Walking
Duration: 8 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Price: from £1,660 per person
Italy
Walk from the picturesque Langhe hills, through vineyards and hazel groves, passing hilltop castles and historic villages, all set against the backdrop of the Alps.
• Superb red wines of Barolo and Barbera
• Fine churches, medieval towers & modern sculpture
• Local festivals celebrating flowers, chestnuts & truffles
• Finish in Alba, Europe’s white truffle capital
Independent
Moderate Walking
Duration: 5, 6, 8 or 9 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, September, October, November
Price: from £780 per person
Italy
Discover the fascination of this UNESCO-listed area, its ancient system of coastal and high hill paths, wonderful seascapes and colourful fishing villages.
• Picturesque seaside settlements dating back to Roman times
• Daily choice of walks, with differing scenery, length and gradient
• Astounding variety of flora, from mountain to sub-tropical species
• Opportunities for swimming and boat trips
Independent
Easy to Moderate Walking
Duration: 5 or 8 days
Route Open:April, May, June, September, October
Price: from £1,060 per person
Italy
Picturesque coastal hiking along rocky headlands and sandy beaches combined with pilgrim paths across hills and through aromatic scrub.
• Explore Monte Sant’Angelo, one of Europe’s earliest shrines
• Stay on a working olive farm
• Profusion of wildflowers in spring, including rare orchids
• Time for beach stops and bathing
Independent
Moderate Walking
Duration: 8 or 9 days
Route Open:April, May, June, September, October, November
Price: from £1,540 per person
Italy
Discover easy paths between medieval and ancient Roman towns. Two thousand years ago, a thriving Roman colony existed in this region, where wealthy patricians came to relax.
• Roman relics & frescoed churches
• High, flower-filled pastures of Monte Subasio
• Visit the spiritual town of Assisi, birthplace of St Francis
• Superb Montefalco wines using the Roman Sagrantino grape
Independent
Moderate Walking
Duration: 5 or 8 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Price: from £780 per person
Italy
Follow tracks that have been travelled for millennia, across volcanic plateaux, low hills, woods and vineyards, with an array of sights to see on route.
• Roman rock-hewn amphitheatre & Etruscan necropolis at Sutri
• Renaissance gardens of Palazzo Farnese & Villa Lante
• Wallow, as the Romans did, in thermal pools and pristine lakes
• Papal palace in Viterbo & frescoed cathedral in Orvieto
Independent
Moderate Walking
Duration: 8 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Price: from £1,240 per person
Italy
Journey south from Siena on farm tracks and ancient drove roads across rolling hills with extensive views to famous vineyards, thermal pools and iconic Pienza.
• 14th and 15th century art & architecture of Siena
• Stay in a succession of outstanding medieval Tuscan towns
• Exquisite abbeys of Sant’Antimo and Monte Oliveto Maggiore
• Superb red wines including Chianti, Brunello & Vino Nobile
Independent
Moderate Walking
Duration: 5, 6, 8 or 9 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Price: from £880 per person
Scotland
Walk riverside paths and Roman roads, rolling hills and moorland heather tracks, to historic market towns on route.
• Famous views that inspired Sir Walter Scott
• Picturesque scenery of the Teviot and Tweed valleys
• Historic ruins of four magnificent 12th-century abbeys
• Opportunity to visit a salmon jumping viewing station
Independent
Moderate Walking
Duration: 5 or 8 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Price: from £940 per person