Luca had told me about the Via Degli Dei, the ancient route through the mountains. Indeed it was impressive and beautiful, but it was also very tough.
Whenever I passed a little market in one of the small villages, I stopped to get cold ice tea.
From the top it went easily downhill, so I already rolled into Florence in the early afternoon.
The view onto the city with the cathedral from the Piazzale Michelangelo is very famous and did not disappoint.
I roamed around the center for some time.
At the end of the day I stayed in a very good hostel in the middle of the city.