Assisi to Rieti: Via di Francesco: Part 3 of 4,
May 30 - June 7, 2026

Overview

We’ve designed four connected pilgrimage tours on the Via di Francesco, allowing you to walk a single section or link them together for a continuous journey from Florence through Assisi to Rome, following Francis’s footsteps. This is the third of those four itineraries.

Begin your Franciscan journey in Assisi, the saint’s birthplace, and walk south through Umbria’s gentle hills, serene valleys, and timeless villages until you reach the sacred landscape of the Rieti Valley. This eight-day pilgrimage (plus arrival day) offers an immersive encounter with nature, history, and spiritual reflection, in landscapes that shaped Francis’s life and mission.

From Assisi you pass through Spello, Trevi, Spoleto, and the upper Nera valley, gradually entering the Valle Santa around Piediluco and Poggio Bustone, before arriving in Rieti. Along the way you will walk paths lined with olive groves and oak forests, encounter medieval hilltowns and quiet sanctuaries, and experience the presence of history — Francis’s hermitages, monasteries, and the sacred shrines of his life. By combining the Macenano → Piediluco section into a single stage for 2026, we preserve flow and continuity while maintaining manageable distances and meaningful stops.

Daily support includes luggage transfers, guide accompaniment, local meals, and evening reflections. Each day will bring new vistas and renewed connection to the spirit of pilgrimage. Travelers come not only for the walk, but for the pause between footsteps — the silence, companionship, and deepening awareness of place. Whether you wish to begin in Assisi and end in Rieti, or continue toward Rome, this journey offers both a pilgrimage and a living meditation in the lands that inspired one of Christianity’s most beloved saints.