Day 1

You arrive in your hotel at Assisi. The hotel is situated in the new part of Assisi about 900 metres from the historical centre.  The hotel has a swimming pool, restaurant and bar

Day 2

The Assisi town walk will take you round the most important cultural monuments of Assisi, which are mostly connected with the lives of the saints Francis and Clare, who were born in Assisi.You will pass the remains of an Amphitheatre, the medieval castle, the basilica of St.Francis, the temple of Minerva and the basilica of St.Clare.

walking time: 3 - 4½ hours

Day 3

A walk on the hills around Assisi

You walk up to the spring Fonte Maddalena  (810 a.s.l.) on Monte Subasio. You then descend to the hamlets of Costa di Trex and Ponte Grande, where you can enjoy a well-deserved rest in one of the two restaurants or in the bar. Your route will then bring you back to Assisi through gentle, rolling countryside.

walking time:4½ hours (14 km)

Day 4

There are two routes to Spello: a longer one going uphill to the hermitage Eremo delle Carceri (830m a.s.l.) or a shorter one through olive groves along the slopes of Monte Subasio.

Spello has Roman origins, as we are reminded by several features including the porta Venere and Porta Consolare town gates and the remains of a Roman theatre outside the town walls. Don't forget to admire the colourful frescoes by Pinturicchio in the church of S.Maria Maggiore. You take the train to Spoleto. Your hotel is situated in the medieval centre. 

walking time: 6 hours (17 km) or 3 hours (12 km)

Day 5

The walk today brings you to Monteluco. The name lucu (lucus) means sacred woods, and signifies that in ancient times the mountain was considered a holy place. From the 5th century hermits lived under Benedictine Rule on the mountain. In the evergreen oak wood are living animals like porcupines, wild cats, badgers and squirrels.

walking time: 3½ hours (10 km)

Day 6

Today you can choose from two itineraries, both walks through forest and olive groves. The shorter routes follows the old abandoned railway, passing through tunnels and railway bridges. You arrive at Eggi and walking along quiet country roads you will reach Spoleto again.  You can also make a longer walk along the Olive Grove Path (Sentiero degli Olivi), a walking route from Spoleto to Assisi . As the name indicates, you will walk through the olive groves on the slopes of the mountains. You will also pass through several villages, mostly built on hills, like Eggi and Bazzano. In Poreta you leave the Olive Grove Path to go to the station of Campello.In Poreta you will leave the trail to go to the station in Campello sul Clitunno and you go back to Spoleto by train.

walking time: 2½ hours (6 km) or 6 hours (18 km)

Day 7

Departure

Period

every day from the 1st April until the beginning of November

Level 2 /3 

moderate. Walks in a hilly country side or middle mountains. Not too many differences in altitude. Walks of 4-6 hours  a day /12-20 km (an average of 3/4 km an hour)