The Saint Francis' Walk 

“And the tall, black, mysterious Verna enters history from this aerial eagle's nest carved out of the rock”

This quote by Monsignor Antonio Tani (from “San Francesco nel Montefeltro”, 1926), recalls the event that is at the origin of the Way. In the town of San Leo (ancient Mons Feretri), St Francis was gifted Mount La Verna by Count Orlando Catani of Chiusi in Casentino on 8 May 1213. It is also where he received his stigmata in 1224 and where the sanctuary, one of the main sites in Franciscan history, now stands.

Weather Alert

In the first part of the second stage, between Eremo di Saiano and Ponte Santa Maria Maddalena, the flooding of the river has made the two summer fords under the Eremo di Saiano and the one just before Ponte Santa Maria Maddalena impassable. From the hermitage, therefore, follow the alternative route ("winter") link to the second stage, read the description of the "winter" route carefully. As soon as the weather conditions allow, we will proceed to check this as well. IN ANY CASE, IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO CONTINUE ON THE PATH UNTIL THE EMERGENCY IS OVER.
It is possible to follow the evolution of the state of emergency on the Emilia Romagna Region website on the Tuscany Region website.

News: new route for the second stage 

 

tauThe route touches places linked to the saint’s time in the Marecchia Valley and the part of the Montefeltro that spans as far as the Apennines, on the border between Romagna and Tuscany. Unspoilt by mass tourism, this surprising landscape offers an exceptional mix of history, art and culture (including food and wine culture) and pilgrims passing through can enjoy it at the slow pace it deserves. Following in the footsteps of St Francis, such beauty is an invitation to enjoy all of Creation and, without stopping at the aesthetic aspect alone, to thank our Maker for everything,

Today, the charism of St Francis lives on in the men and women who dedicate their lives to him. Conscious pilgrims and wayfarers who choose the Way as a spiritual experience, will be able to seize the opportunity afforded by these meetings, setting aside time to dedicate to making unhurried stops where friars, nuns and even hermits live out their vocation.

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