Rieti to Assisi: Via di Francesco,
April 25 - May 5, 2026

Walk through the sacred heart of Umbria on the Via di Francesco, a pilgrimage that joins Rieti and Assisi over eleven days (plus optional side days). Beginning in the Holy Valley of Rieti, you’ll visit four venerable Franciscan sanctuaries, then cross hills, forests, and medieval villages toward Assisi, St. Francis’s home. Your guide Mark Goodman brings the life and teachings of Francis alive through stories, ritual, and lived places. 

You’ll pass sites tied to Francis’s experiences — the hermitage of Greccio, the forest of Fonte Colombo where he composed his Rule, La Foresta with the miracle of wine, and Poggio Bustone where his dreams took form. The path leads you through Piediluco, small Umbrian hilltowns, the graceful Nera Valley, and finally over Monte Subasio into Assisi, arriving at the Basilica of San Francesco and the Eremo delle Carceri.

Every stage is planned for spiritual resonance and walking joy, with moderate distances, thoughtful support, luggage transfers, and rich evening reflections. This is more than a hiking holiday — it is a journey inward as you experience the land that shaped one of Christendom’s most beloved saints. If you’ve ever wanted to walk in Francis’s footsteps, this is your pilgrimage.