Leave
early in the morning to the south, passing Vittorina church: from here
on, the well indicated “Franciscan Path” starts and, in two stages, you
will arrive in Assisi. Cross the park and, at the junction, turn left.
Pass Cipolletto and Ponte Assi (4 km). Walk along the main road for 1
km and, at the fork, turn right. Go on, cross a stream and, after 1 km,
the uphill path starts, arriving at 700 m. Shortly after the dirt track
starts and reaches the hermitage of San Pietro (17 km from the departure).
The road goes down and, after 1.25 km, the classical path indicates a
turning, (*) but you go straight ahead. After 150 m, at the fork, turn
right; go on for 160 m and turn right. Go on for 250 m, arriving along
the river, and walk on the right. Follow the plane dirt track, ignoring
forks, except for the one you find after 2.75 km (**). Here turn right
(see a pile of stones on the left) walking up a steep slope. After 500
m, meet a ruin and, after 150 m, enter the asphalt road, turning left.
Now an easy walk on the asphalt road is waiting for you: you can save
your energy. After 5.5 km, reach Sambuco, go on for another 2.8 km and,
at the fork, turn right along the traditional path and, after 3 km, arrive
in Valfabbrica.
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and, finally, you are at the last stage of the Cammino! What a satisfaction!
Follow the indications of the Franciscan Path for 16 km. An early morning
start is suggested, so you can arrive in Assisi at midday. You will have
the time to go into the Franciscan Basilicas (the upper one and the inferior
one) and to enjoy the peaceful town: you will breath Francis’s essentiality!
Leave Valfabbrica, following the indications to San Nicolò. Abandon the
asphalt road in Pioppo, taking an uphill shady path on the right, along
a ditch. At last, Assisi is visible from the top of the hill, pass a cemetery
and, at the fork, turn right (if you turn left, you can visit the beautiful
village of Pieve of San Nicolò). Go down till the fork, turn left along
the winding path going towards Torre Zampa. Go down towards the bridge
“Ponte Santa Croce” and cross the next bridge “Ponte dei Galli”. Go up
and enter Assisi through the gate “Porta San Giacomo”. Now there is a
smooth road, quickly going down towards the great Papal Basilica where
Francis, Our Brother in Christ, is waiting for us.