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Rieti - Fontecolombo Sanctuary - Greccio Sanctuary
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Length: 20,8 Km.
Difficulty: Medium
This walk winds through the hills south of the Rieti plain. It begins from the square in front of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Rieti in Via Cinta near the statue of Saint Francis. After an initial stretch through the city for about 4 km, the route leaves the provincial road of Tancia, in Macelletto, and proceeds in the direction of Fontecolombo on a paved road that later becomes a path. This stage of the journey is uphill for a rise of 160 metres and is 1900 metres long. It ends at the Sanctuary of Fontecolombo after about an hours walk.
From here, in order to reach the second part of the path, the Sanctuary of Greccio, the walk proceeds in the direction of Saint Elia. It takes about 30 minutes to walk the two kilometres and climb the 150-metre rise after Saint Elia. The walk continues to the left of the church of Saint Elio Profeta. A slightly downhill slope leads to the town of Piani Poggio Fidoni on country roads that run east to west along the tops of the hills.
For long stretches the view is vast and spacious. On the right (looking north) it is possible to see the Rieti plain while the internal hills, including the towns of Poggio Fidoni, Morini, la Val Canera, etc., can be seen in the opposite direction. The road is shaded and lined by roverellas (Quercus pubescens).
Having crossed through Piani Poggio Fidoni, the walk continues briefly along Via Tancia until it reaches Val Canera leaving the provincial road and going uphill to Colle Posta. From here, the 360° view dominates the entire Sacred Valley: to the south is Val Canera; to the north is the Rieti plain towered over by Mount Terminillo; to the west is the town of Contigliano and in the distance is Greccio and the Sanctuary with the same name.
Continuing on, the road winds through the hills for 2.5 kilometres. This stretch is characterized by slight ups and downs in large part shaded by majestic Roverellas. It leads to Contigliano. The pilgrim is greeted on arrival by the ancient village of Contigliano Alto that rises above the more modern town. After passing through the village, the next stop is the town of Piano and here, on a slight uphill climb, the walk proceeds on the Onnina path (named after the spring that flows in Piano di Contigliano). Along the route, there is a stop at the San Pastore Abbey that has recently been restored and is reached after an hour and a half walk for 3.5 kilometres.
With the Abbey on the right, the walk goes along Via San Pastore which crosses the provincial road for Greccio at various points. The Greccio Sanctuary is reached after about an hour.
By the National Forest Rangers School in Cittaducale
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The comment by Marco from Mantova.
Hi, I’m Marco from Mantova. I took the Walk from the 19th to the 23rd of August from Rieti to Rieti visiting the four Sanctuaries.
I left on my own. I had already taken the Santiago Way last year and so I threw myself into this new adventure.
My reckless spirit... 
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