Fonte Colombo (santuario francescano, Frati Minori)
0746.210125 (solo gruppi religiosi) Via Fonte Colombo, 40,02100 Rieti RI www.santuarivallesanta.com fontecolombo@santuarivallesanta.it
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Alpe della Luna Nature Reserve
Autumn is perhaps the best season to explore this reserve. In the peace and silence of these woods, numerous species of deer feed in the meadows and birds of prey, including sparrowhawks and eagles, wheel in the sky above. Source: “La via di Francesco” – Edizioni San Paolo S.r.l.
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Sansepolcro
Lying at the foot of the Tuscan Apennines, the city was founded by two pilgrim saints, Arcano and Egidio, upon their return from the Holy Land, according to legend. Sansepolcro was the birthplace of Piero della Francesca; some of his most important works are on display at the Civic Museum. Other works by Renaissance and …
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Eremo di Montecasale
« Here three saints dwelled: Francis, Anthony, and Bonaventure. Here three thieves chose the lives of saints. Here many esteemed men died in the Lord. Thus, blessed be all those who dwell in this your house, Oh Lord! », reads a Latin inscription in the chapel. The Franciscan presence here has been documented since 1213, and …
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Contigliano (Ostello Villa Franceschini)
0746.706123 (da novembre a febbraio solo gruppi) ostello.franceschini@libero.it Via Ettore Franceschini, 7,02043 Contigliano RI www.ostellovillafranceschini.it
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Eremo del Cerbaiolo
« Those who have seen La Verna without seeing Cerbaiolo have seen the mother without seeing the son », says an old adage. Local lore holds that Saint Anthony of Padua would retreat here in prayer. This Franciscan hermitage was destroyed during skirmishes beween local partisans and Nazi troops, but thanks to the devotion of the …
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Greccio (santuario francescano, Frati Minori)
0746.750127 (singoli e piccoli gruppi) Piazzale San Francesco, 1,02045 Greccio RI www.santuarivallesanta.com greccio@santuarivallesanta.it
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Pieve Santo Stefano
This town is located in the geographic center of the Tiber River Valley, the source of which is less than 30 km away. Pieve is known as “The Diary City” as it is home to a public archive which holds a vast collection of writings from ordinary citizens documenting their daily lives and Italian history, …
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Ponte San Giovanni (Parrocchia di Pieve di Campo)
075.5990566 Via Etrusca,44,06135 Pieve di Campo PG (singoli e piccolissimi gruppi in autogestione) benpg@hotmail.it
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Chiusi della Verna
The name probably derives from the Latin Clau-Clusu (closed), as this town closes the passage between the Tiber River Valley and Romagna. In Roman times, the Via Maior passed here, connecting Arezzo with Romagna; in the Middle Ages, the Via Romea passed over the earlier road’s route. Chiusi was home to Count Orlando Cattani, who …
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