The Gods along this way are the mythologically-named mountains you meet on your path: they have been watching for millennia over the ancient Military Flaminia Roman Road, now one of our travellers' favorite trips.

It connects Bologna - beautiful and generous, affectionately called "la grassa" for the rich gastronomic scene - to Florence, that needs no introduction: although the panoramic view on the cradle of Reinassance from the top of Fiesole looks like something straight out of a painting, it will not be the most surprising moment of your trip.

Expect Roman paved pathways in the middle of the forest, military graveyards immersed in the woods, fossils of prehistoric shells embedded in the mountain rock and mysterious legends surrounding the remains of taverns burnt to the ground; oasis filled with rare species of water plants, suspended bridges and Medicean castles.

Have we convinced you yet?