The end of the road

 Stage 48: Formello to Rome (36.47 km)

The home stretch. In the outskirts of Rome I have to take one last detour because someone build a fence where my path was supposed to go. 

Which - fun fact - brings the total distance to exactly 1609 km. 1000 miles even.

Other than that it is easy walking along bike paths until the very last kilometers before the Vatican.

And then, just like that, it is done.

And yes, the 10 Euros they charge for a Heineken on the roof terrace of my hotel are worth it.