Anello della Valle Santa di Rieti
Lazio, Italy
Italy · Rieti, Italy → Rieti, Italy
Distance
63 km
Stages
3
Difficulty
moderate
Best months
Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
Anello della Valle Santa di Rieti · Stages and distances
Walking distances for Appy’s stages (3)
| Stage | km |
|---|---|
| 1. Rieti → Greccio | 24 |
| 2. Greccio → Poggio Bustone | 21.4 |
| 3. Poggio Bustone → Rieti | 17.3 |
| Total | 62.7 |
About
A loop of about 65 km from Rieti around the Valle Santa, the valley Saint Francis loved, on the waymarked Cammino di Francesco. Three days link the four Franciscan sanctuaries: Fonte Colombo, where he dictated his Rule; Greccio, where he staged the first nativity; Poggio Bustone, where his story in the valley began; and La Foresta in the woods above Rieti.
Between them the path climbs through olive groves and oak woods, crosses the reed beds and lakes on the valley floor, and passes the stone villages of Contigliano and Cantalice. Best from April to June and September to October.
Stages
3 stages
Stage 1Rieti → Greccio
challenging- Distance
- 24 km
- Ascent
- 708 m
- Descent
- 475 m
Stage 2Greccio → Poggio Bustone
moderate- Distance
- 21 km
- Ascent
- 508 m
- Descent
- 382 m
Stage 3Poggio Bustone → Rieti
moderate- Distance
- 17 km
- Ascent
- 273 m
- Descent
- 588 m
Points of interest
- Cathedral
The city's mother church, rebuilt from 1109 in place of a cathedral already recorded in 598; its crypt was consecrated in 1157.
- Sanctuary of Greccio
A Franciscan hermitage set against the rock, nicknamed the Franciscan Bethlehem because in 1223 Saint Francis invented the nativity scene here.
- Monte Rosato
Monte Rosato is a peak of the Monti Reatini in Lazio, located in the municipality of Poggio Bustone (province of Rieti).
- Palazzo Dosi Delfini
Palazzo Dosi Delfini, formerly Vincentini, is a palace in Rieti. It is located on Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, near the entrance of Via Cintia.
- Palazzo Vincenti Mareri
Palazzo Vincenti Mareri is a historic building in Rieti.
- Palazzo Vincentini
Palazzo Vincentini, sometimes mistakenly called Vicentini and also referred to as Palazzo della Prefettura or Palazzo del Governo, is a historic building in the city of Rieti, currently housing the…
- Palazzo Vecchiarelli
Palazzo Vecchiarelli is a palace in Rieti. It is located halfway along via Roma, next to the former church of San Pietro.
- Palazzo Vescovile
Palazzo Vescovile, or Palazzo Papale, is a historic building in Rieti.
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