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In August 2000, I was living in the Italian town of Fossato di Vico and walking around Umbria with occasional small train trips outside Umbria, to Rome and elsewhere.

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August 1
Brief entry about the church of S. Alò in Terni and the Vatican Museums in Rome.
August 2
— Diary not kept —
August 3
The Piaggiola at Fossato di Vico and a good lunch; a walk from Chiusi (Tuscany) to Piegaro.
August 4
A 2‑day walk from Piegaro to Panicale to Castiglione del Lago.
August 5
A curiously diffuse entry not about much of anything.
August 6
— Diary not kept —
August 7
A visit to the abbey of S. Emiliano in Congiuntoli, a lecture on the Dea Cupra; and the beginning of Day 1 of a 5‑day walk of the Via Flaminia in the Marche; this section covering 4 Roman bridges at Pontericcioli.
August 8
— Diary not kept —
August 9
Days 1 and 2 of a 5‑day walk of the Via Flaminia in the Marche; this section from Pontericcioli to the Gola del Furlo.
August 10
— Diary not kept —
August 11
This brief entry covers a bit of the hotel strip at the beginning of the Gola del Furlo.
August 12
The end of Day 3 and most of Day 4 of a 5‑day walk of the Via Flaminia in the Marche; this section from the Gola del Furlo to Fossombrone.
August 13
End of the 5‑day walk of the Via Flaminia in the Marche; this section goes from an excellent dinner at Fossombrone to Fano on the Adriatic. Also a visit to Stroncone; and the beginning of a visit to Tolentino (Marche).
August 14
A visit to the Basilica of S. Nicola di Tolentino (Marche).
August 15
— Diary not kept —
August 16
A visit to S. Severino Marche; I climb Monte Cucco and spend the rest of the day in Costacciaro.
August 17
The beginning of a 2‑day visit to Spello.
August 18
The second day of a 2‑day visit to Spello; beginning of a 2‑day walk around S. Giustino.
August 19
A walk from S. Giustino to Citerna, but mostly about the town of Pistrino.
August 20
— Diary not kept —
August 21
Sidelined by a leg cramp, I rest a day and see a forest fire; next day, a daytrip to Calvi dell' Umbria.
August 22
— Diary not kept —
August 23
The beginning of a side trip to Ascoli Piceno, a provincial capital in the Marche, with a visit to a Roman saltpan.
August 24
The second day of a side trip to Ascoli Piceno, a provincial capital in the Marche.
August 25
— Diary not kept —
August 26
A daytrip to Rome, a day's walk from Narni to San Gemini (Umbria), and the beginning of a side trip to Antrodoco (Lazio) and L'Aquila (Abruzzo).
August 27
A visit to Antrodoco (Lazio).
August 28‑29
— Diary not kept —
August 30
A visit to L'Aquila (Abruzzo) and a side trip to Rome.

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