Walking in Italy – Streets, Staircases and Hills

Most of Italy is  mountainous or hilly at the very least, so plan on walking a lot when traveling to Bella Italia. On average, I walk a minimum of five miles a day and many times it’s closer to eight or nine.  I find all  the inclined streets, staircases, walkways and hills quite challenging, but the more often I travel to Italy, the easier these have become to navigate.

Italian woman walking uphill in Bergamo

I decided to post a few of these photos to give you an idea of how it is to move about in Italy. It still amazes me that the locals do this every day and think nothing of it since they are used to it as part of the Italian lifestyle. No wonder they live to be in their eighties and nineties and still get around better than their younger counterparts in the U.S.

An inclined street in Bergamo

Narrow stairway in Centro Storico of Caltagirone

Apricale caruggi

Dolceacqua Bridge

Positano Staircase

Cisternino centro storico

Life on the Amalfi Coast

Hiking the Cinque Terre Trail

Winding roads in Sicily

Steep hills in Perugia

Udine – Porticato del Lippomano

Path of the Gods Photo by Margie Miklas

Margie in Erice

Have you experienced any challenges walking in Italy? I’d love to hear your stories, so please leave a comment.

Grazie and Ciao

If you’d like to read more about my travels in Italy, you may enjoy my books, available on Amazon.

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