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Via Flaminia Militare Roman Road

Via Flaminia Militare Roman Road

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Location: Firenzuola, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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1. Via Flaminia Militare – Forest Path loop from Madonna dei Fornelli

24.3km

07:43

910m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Via Flaminia Militare – Forest Path loop from Bruscoli

27.7km

08:42

1,000m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Forest Path – Via Flaminia Militare loop from Traversa

8.39km

02:35

310m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Anna - Trekking & Gravel 🥾⛰️🚴🏻‍♂️

May 5, 2025

The Via Flaminia Militare is an ancient Roman road that connects Bologna to Arezzo and was built, as documented by Titus Livius in 187 BC, by order of the consul Caius Flaminius. The construction followed the footsteps of a route already traveled in the past by the Etruscans, used for trans-Apennine trade.

The purpose for which the Via Flaminia Militare was paved was not only to expand the Roman road network. The objective was rather to build a wide and well-structured road that would facilitate the movement of armies crossing the Apennines without too much difficulty.

The Via Flaminia Militare was progressively abandoned until it was forgotten due to the loss of the strategic role it had in Roman times. The road does not even appear in the Tavola Peutingeriana: it is an ancient Roman map that showed the military roads of the Roman Empire. This suggests that it had mostly local importance. In 1997, Franco Santi and Cesare Agostini, both archaeologists, studied the existence of this road in depth and began looking for it. After two years of intense research, in August 1979 they uncovered a stretch of paving hidden under foliage. This is a slab of rock that was usually used to build roads in Roman times. This discovery occurred near Monte Bastione, not far from the Futa Pass.

After this first discovery, other perfectly preserved stretches of the Via Flaminia Militare were identified. After thirty years of research, the two archaeologists from Bologna managed to accurately outline the entire route that connected the capital of Emilia Romagna with the city of Arezzo in Tuscany.

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Damiano 🇮🇹

July 10, 2025

Along the Via degli Dei (Way of the Gods), you'll find the remains of the Flaminia Militare, an ancient Roman road built in 187 BC to connect Bologna to Arezzo. Hidden for centuries, it was rediscovered in the 1970s by two passionate hikers. Today, well-preserved sections of the original pavement can still be seen, nestled in the Apennine woods. Walking along it means traversing a true piece of history, on a journey that combines nature, archaeology, and memory.

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Location: Firenzuola, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Via Flaminia Militare Roman Road

1. Via Flaminia Militare – Forest Path loop from Madonna dei Fornelli

2. Via Flaminia Militare – Forest Path loop from Bruscoli

3. Forest Path – Via Flaminia Militare loop from Traversa

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