Running From Bologna to Florence on Ancient Roman Trails

Name me a place, anywhere in the world, that’s as reliably satisfying as Italy. You can’t do it, can you? You’ve got the history, the diverse landscape, and just about every city looks like it was pulled out of a Renaissance masterpiece. That’s why I picked Italy for my first official solo fastpack––four days of running along the Via degli Dei, the Path of the Gods. That’s 130 kilometers and over 4,500 meters of elevation from Bologna to La Bella, Florence, frolicking under the Tuscan Sun because… why not? SPECIAL THANKS: Appennino Slow: https://www.appenninoslow.it/ eXtraBO: https://extrabo.com/ Bologna Welcome: https://www.bolognawelcome.com/en Outdoor Vitals Skyline 30 Fastpack: https://outdoorvitals.com/products/skyline-fastpack Tifosi: https://tifosioptics.com/collections/fototec-photochromic-lenses Want to start running? Use my Joe25 code with Vert.Run and get 25% off your first three months! https://vert.run/joe-baur/ ⭐️ Contact me to book a travel consultation! https://joebaur.com/germany-travel-tips/ 📖 Check out my moderately well-reviewed book Talking Tico: (Mis)adventures of a Gringo in and Around Costa Rica: https://joebaur.com/talking-tico-costa-rica-travel-book/ 👀 WATCH NEXT Running 100 Miles Across the Wahiba Sands | Oman Desert Marathon - https://youtu.be/0R3hyRpNatg Four Days in Muscat | Oman Desert Marathon Pre-Race - https://youtu.be/erEc6rpPh-k I Ran Like a Ninja in Japan’s Ninja Trail Run - https://youtu.be/jDtyhwp0Vb8 This Race Was the Hardest Thing I've Ever Done - https://youtu.be/Ykw_w8QYsd0 🚶‍♂️ FOLLOW ME 🌍 My portfolio - https://www.joebaur.com ✍️ My blog - https://www.withoutapath.com 🐦 Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/BaurJoe​ 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/BaurJoe​ 📱 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@baurjoe 📨 Substack - https://withoutapath.substack.com/ 🎙 My podcast Travel Tomorrow - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/travel-tomorrow/id1479462282 🎥 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BaurJoe​ 🎉 My Most Popular Videos 🎬 https://youtu.be/0up5EsFtlZY 🎬 https://youtu.be/h2jNtTFZxKc 🎬 https://youtu.be/HyvnmjDumpE 🎬 https://youtu.be/8F_QINYjNDU 🎬 https://youtu.be/BpFTc7dH2Ng 🎬 https://youtu.be/tJTy_fo07BM 🎬 https://youtu.be/YFhGc47cKWY 🎬 https://youtu.be/t5gVFAirryw 🎬 https://youtu.be/ymZ8wcJVG3I 🎬 https://youtu.be/JxowBLgTzQ4 🎬 https://youtu.be/RZ8P-0UVREE 🤨 WHO IS THIS GUY? If you're new here... Hi, there! I'm Joe Baur, an American-German travel writer and filmmaker based in Berlin. I make travel and adventure films from the Americas to Asia and just about everywhere in between. And sometimes, I share my travel tips to help you travel smarter, more sustainably, and off the beaten path. #trailrunning #travel #italy #fastpacking #adventure