Marino Curnis (born 7 May 1973) is an Italian writer, poet, musician, language student and traveller.[1] He is known mainly because of his travel on foot from Bergamo, Italy, to Iran.[2] His trip was called Eurasia Pedibus Calcantibus.[3] It covered 6.000 kilometres over 13 months (9 January 2006 – 7 February 2007).
Marino Curnis was born in Bergamo, Italy. In 2003, he started to learn Esperanto and he earned first and second level diplomas. He has a Nursery Assistant School Diploma and a two-year course at Liceo specializing in humanities.
He has taken many journeys on foot.
In the Alps he ascended: Punta Rossa (Aosta, mt.3660), Pizzo Coca, Pizzo Camino, Pizzo Tre Signori and Corno Stella.. He twice trekked "Sentiero delle Orobie Orientali".[4]
In 2003, he walked along the "Camino de Santiago do Compostela" in the North of Spain, from St.Jean Pie-du-Port (France) to Santiago do Compostela (1021 km in 37 days).
In 2006 he walked from Bergamo, Italy to Iran in 13 months, through 9 nations (Italy, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Bulgaria, Turkey,[5] Moldavia, Ukraine, Iran) and along 6000 kilometres.[6]
In 2007, he trekked Annapurna, from Besisahar to Pokhara (Nepal).He covered 230 kilometres in 18 days. During this trek he climbed Thorung-La, 5416m above sea level.
In 2016, he walked from Rome (Italy) to Amboise (France) in 2 months, covering about 2000 kilometers following the footsteps of Leonardo da Vinci, who did this probable itinerary in 1516.[7]
In 2018, Marino walked the Appian Way from Rome to Brindisi and over to Leuca, 750 kilometers in less than a month.