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Via degli Dei — Bologna to Florence conditions today
Apennines · Bologna to Florence · Emilia-Romagna & Tuscany
Updated 15 Oct 2026, 15:15 UTC
Fair
Next crossing · Monte Gazzaro tomorrow, 09:00–17:00
⚠️ Fair — manageable with care
- Reported: Disservizi e disagi sulla Faentina: "Situazione non più accettabile"
- Cloud-bound mornings — mountain views unlikely
- In cloud on Passo della Futa — poor visibility, route-finding harder
- Improving: best day Tue 20 Oct (100)
7-day outlook
Best day to go
Today60
Tmrw60
Sat86
Sun96
Mon99
Tue100
Wed89
Best: Tue 20 Oct (100) — Little rain on the steep and gully sections — low slip and rockfall trigger risk
Now
What's limiting the score
Alerts
Hazards & advisories
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Access disrupted
Disservizi e disagi sulla Faentina: "Situazione non più accettabile"
La Nazione · 14 Oct · Read
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Meteoam: Yellow Fog Warning for Italy - Emilia e Romagna
Region-wide warning · until Sat 17 Oct 08:59. Moderate intensity weather phenomena expected plains. (DISCLAIMER: "Information provided on METEOALARM for Italy regard only the intensity and recurrence of the
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Meteoam: Yellow Fog Warning for Italy - Emilia e Romagna
Region-wide warning · until Fri 16 Oct 08:59. Moderate intensity weather phenomena expected coasts. plains coasts (DISCLAIMER: "Information provided on METEOALARM for Italy regard only the intensity and rec
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Meteoam: Yellow Fog Warning for Italy - Toscana
Region-wide warning · until Fri 16 Oct 08:59. Moderate intensity weather phenomena expected inland areas. (DISCLAIMER: "Information provided on METEOALARM for Italy regard only the intensity and recurrence
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Meteoam: Yellow Fog Warning for Italy - Toscana
Region-wide warning · until Fri 16 Oct 23:59. Moderate intensity weather phenomena expected inland areas. (DISCLAIMER: "Information provided on METEOALARM for Italy regard only the intensity and recurrence
Route
Stages & altitudes
The 'Path of the Gods' across the Apennines, from Piazza Maggiore in Bologna over Monte Adone, Monzuno and Madonna dei Fornelli, past the Roman road near Passo della Futa and Monte Gazzaro (1,125 m), then down through the Mugello to Fiesole and Piazza della Signoria in Florence. Weather risk is heat on the exposed ridges in summer, thunderstorms, mud and landslides on the clay slopes after heavy rain, and snow on the crest in winter.
Bologna (Piazza Maggiore) 54 m
21°
low 10°
low 10°
Sasso Marconi 128 m
20°
low 10°
low 10°
Monte Adone 654 m
17°
low 9°
low 9°
Badolo 378 m
19°
low 10°
low 10°
Monzuno 621 m
18°
low 9°
low 9°
Madonna dei Fornelli 798 m
18°
low 8°
low 8°
Passo della Futa 903 m
17°
low 7°
low 7°
Monte Gazzaro 1,125 m
16°
low 6°
low 6°
Passo dell'Osteria Bruciata 917 m
17°
low 7°
low 7°
San Piero a Sieve 212 m
20°
low 10°
low 10°
Bivigliano 582 m
18°
low 6°
low 6°
Fiesole 295 m
21°
low 11°
low 11°
Florence (Piazza della Signoria) 50 m
22°
low 12°
low 12°
Plan
Permits, access & safety
No permit
Accommodation in the villages fills up in spring and autumn — book ahead. An optional walker's credential is sold locally; confirm with tourist offices in Bologna or Florence.
Getting there
Both ends are on the main rail line: Bologna Centrale and Firenze Santa Maria Novella (high-speed trains take under 40 minutes between them). Local trains on the Porrettana line serve Sasso Marconi, and San Piero a Sieve is on the Faentina line.
112 — European emergency number
Police, ambulance and mountain rescue (Soccorso Alpino) throughout Italy. Give your route, the nearest hut or pass and your phone battery level.
118 — medical emergency
Still answered in every region; calls are routed to the same emergency centre.
FAQ
Via degli Dei — Bologna to Florence questions
- Is the Via degli Dei — Bologna to Florence open right now?
- No closure is currently reported in the news and official sources we monitor. The live score is 60/100 (Fair).
- When is the best time to walk the Via degli Dei — Bologna to Florence?
- Usually Apr – Jun and Sep – Oct. Summer heat makes long exposed days hard; spring and autumn are milder, but autumn brings the heaviest rain events.
- How high does the Via degli Dei — Bologna to Florence go?
- The highest point is 1,125 m (Monte Gazzaro is the key crossing scored on the live page).
- Do I need a permit for the Via degli Dei — Bologna to Florence?
- No permit: Accommodation in the villages fills up in spring and autumn — book ahead. An optional walker's credential is sold locally; confirm with tourist offices in Bologna or Florence.
- How is the Via degli Dei — Bologna to Florence score calculated?
- Hourly forecasts for every waypoint, corrected to real altitude, feed six factors: wind, storms and cloud on the high crossing; snow on the cols with the official avalanche danger level; rain against the Italian landslide rainfall threshold (Peruccacci et al. 2017); trail weather including heat; views; and the road or rail approach including official transport strikes. Orange and red official warnings and credible reported closures cap the score.
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Not an official forecast. Model-derived rain and slope indications; always follow official warnings (Meteoam, Protezione Civile, avalanche services), the huts and 112.
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