ITALY
Tarvisio - Rome - Bari
Cyril and Methodius Route in Italy
The north-east of Italy has always been a major crossroads of roads coming from eastern Europe: depending on the point of entry on the Italian border, the roads followed different routes, albeit in the same direction, and then all converged on the same main route to Rome.
The steps of Cyril and Methodius led from Great Moravia to Rome at the invitation of the Pope, where they succeeded in defending Old Slavonic as the fourth liturgical language.
The trail continues from Rome to the southeast coast of Italy to the Adriatic Sea to the port of Bari, from where it is possible to take a boat to Tirana and travel along the Via Egnatia.
The trail could be divided into two parts. The first part leads from the north to Rome and the second part south to Bari.
What's ahead of us?
- Starting point: Tarvisio (ITA)
- Ending point: Řím (ITA)
- Distance: 1 700,3 km
- Estimated travel time: 475:30 hod
- Difficulty: medium
- Altitude: ascent 12 385 m, descent11 838 m
- Surface: asphalt road, mostly forest and field paths
Our tip:
Take plenty of food and drink with you, as there are sections of the trail with no food available for purchase during the hike.
Which way are we hiking?
Recommended distribution of one-day stages including accommodation at the end destinations.
Tarvisio - Rome
STAGE 1:
Tarvisio - Dogna
STAGE 2:
Dogna - Prato di Resia
STAGE 3:
Prato di Resia - Rifugio A.N.A.
STAGE 4:
Rifugio A.N.A. - Montemaggiore
STAGE 5:
Montemaggiore - Masarolis
STAGE 6:
Masarolis - Castelmonte
STAGE 7:
Castelmonte - Cormons
STAGE 8:
Cormons - Aiello
STAGE 9:
Aiello - Aquileia
STAGE 10:
Aquileia - Precenicco
STAGE 11:
Precenicco - Concordia Sagittaria
STAGE 12:
Concordia Sagittaria - Torre di Mosto
STAGE 13:
Torre di Mosto - San Dona di Piave
STAGE 14:
San Dona di Piave - Quarto d´Altino
STAGE 15:
Quarto d´Altino - Mestre
STAGE 16:
Mestre - Dolo
STAGE 17:
Dolo - Padova
STAGE 18:
Padova - Monselice
STAGE 19:
Monselice - Este
STAGE 20:
Este - Badia Polesine
STAGE 21:
Badia Polesine - Trecenta
STAGE 22:
Trecenta - Bondeno
STAGE 23:
Bondeno - Finale Emilia
STAGE 24:
Finale Emilia - Nonantola
STAGE 25:
Nonantola - Spilamberto
STAGE 26:
Spilamberto - Samone
STAGE 27:
Samone - Montese
STAGE 28:
Montese - Fanano
STAGE 29:
Fanano - Cutigliano
STAGE 30:
Cutigliano - Pontepetri
STAGE 31:
Pontepetri - Pistoia
STAGE 32:
Pistoia - San Baronto
STAGE 33:
San Baronto - Fucecchio
STAGE 34:
Fucecchio - San Miniato
STAGE 35:
San Miniato - Gambassi Terme
STAGE 36:
Gambassi Terme - San Gimignano
STAGE 37:
San Gimignano - Monteriggioni
STAGE 38:
Monteriggioni - Siena
STAGE 39:
Siena - Ponte d´Arbia
STAGE 40:
Ponte d´Arbia - San Quirico
STAGE 41:
San Quirico - Radicofani
STAGE 42:
Radicofani - Acquapendente
STAGE 43:
Acquapendente - Bolsena
STAGE 44:
Bolsena - Montefiascone
STAGE 45:
Montefiascone - Viterbo
STAGE 46:
Viterbo - Vetralla
STAGE 47:
Vetralla - Sutri
STAGE 48:
Sutri - Campagnano
STAGE 49:
Campagnano - La Storta
STAGE 50:
La Storta - Řím
Rome - Bari
STAGE 1:
Rome (San Clemente) - Castel Gandolfo
STAGE 2:
Castel Gandolfo - Velletri
STAGE 3:
Velletri - Cori
STAGE 4:
Cori - Sermoneta
STAGE 5:
Sermoneta - Priverno
STAGE 6:
Priverno - Terracina
STAGE 7:
Terracina - Fondi
STAGE 8:
Fondi - Formia
STAGE 9:
Formia - Minturno
STAGE 10:
Minturno - Carinola
STAGE 11:
Carinola - Capua
STAGE 12:
Capua - Maddaloni
STAGE 13:
Maddaloni - Montesarchio
STAGE 14:
Montesarchio - Benevento
STAGE 15:
Benevento - Buonalbergo
STAGE 16:
Buonalbergo - Calle di San Vito
STAGE 17:
Calle di San Vito - Troia
STAGE 18:
Troia - Ordona
STAGE 19:
Ordona - Cerignola
STAGE 20:
Cerignola - Canosa di Puglia
STAGE 21:
Canosa di Puglia - Barletta
STAGE 22:
Barletta - Trani
STAGE 23:
Trani - Giovinazzo
STAGE 24:
Giovinazzo - Bari
Why walk the trails of the Cyril and Methodius Route?
The long-distance trails of the Cyril and Methodius Route invite you to pilgrimage sites and archaeological sites that have contributed significantly to the development of Slavic culture. They are signposted in both directions and encourage wandering without borders, not only state borders.
- Experience: you'll be surprised what you can do
- Great signposting: tourist signposting
- Incredible landscape: we wander through the countryside off the busy stretches
What can be obtained?
Perhaps everyone likes to bring back something from hiking, be it various tourist and souvenir items. If you will be hiking the Cyril and Methodius Route, we have prepared the following printed materials to motivate you to hike the trail:
- Pilgrimage passports: collecting stamps for a special passport
- Memorial letters: a souvenir letter at the end of the journey
- Maps: printed guide