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Via Settevalli 320 - 06129 - Perugia | infoconsorziofrancescosways@gmail.com +39 370 1106929
Spoleto (Istituto Bambin Gesù, Suore del Bambin Gesù)
0743.40232 suore@bambingesu.org Via Cesare Battisti, 33,06023 Gualdo Tadino PG
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Campello Alto
The white town walls are easy to spot above the verdant olive groves covering the sides of Monte Serano, upon which slopes this castle was built in 950 A.D. by Rovero di Champeaux. Outside the town walls, you can see the Convento dei Santi Giovanni Battista e Pietro, where the Clerici Regulares Sancti Paul, or …
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Poreta
A 12th century castle; inside the Chiesa di Santa Maria there are interesting frescoes by the Angelucci da Mevale. Especially beautiful is the olive grove-covered countryside surrounding the castle. Source: “La via di Francesco” – Edizioni San Paolo S.r.l.
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Bazzano
This town is divided into three sections – Bazzano Inferiore, Superiore, and Rocca di Bazzano – and was an important crossroads during the early Middle Ages for the Via Nursina towards Norcia and the Via Piancianina - or Via della Spina - towards the Marches, on which Hannibal is said to have passed after his victorious battle on Lake Trasimeno. Source: …
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Eggi
Perched on the mountainside, this town has a number of important churches richly decorated with excellent frescoes: the Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie, the Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista and the Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo, which is along the route of the Way and open to the public. Source: “La via di Francesco” – Edizioni San Paolo S.r.l.
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La lettera di San Francesco
Inside Spoleto’s Cathedral a moving letter from Saint Francis to Friar Leo is displayed, documenting both the affection Francis felt for his brothers and the liberty he granted them. The text is: “Brother Leo, wish thy brother Francis health and peace! I say to thee: Yes, my son, and as a mother; for in this word …
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Spoleto
The city dominates the valley below, so beautiful that Francis famously exclaimed, “Nihil iucundius vidi valle mea Spoletana” (“I have never seen a valley more beautiful mine of Spoleto”), a sentiment one can understand when gazing upon the town and plain from the Rocca Albornoziana overlook. The sights in Spoleto are too numerous to list here, …
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Abbazia di San Pietro in Valle
The abbey is not along Saint Francis’ Way, but the side trip from Macenano will not leave you disappointed. This church is one of the most important monuments in the Valnerina and was built during the Longobard period (between the 8th and 11th centuries) by Duke Faroaldo II, who, after becoming a monk, died and …
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Ceselli
This castle overlook was built between the 13th and 14th centuries. The Trail of Pious XI passes in nearby Osteria, commemorating the flight of the Bishop of Spoleto (and future Pope) during the revolutionary uprisings of 1831. It was here that Pious borrowed as ass to make his escape. The church of San Vito is …
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