The Saint Francis Walk - Poggio Bustone Sanctuary - La Foresta Sanctuary

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Poggio Bustone Sanctuary - La Foresta Sanctuary - Rieti

Length: 16.6 Km.
Difficulty: Medium

From the Sanctuary of Poggio Bustone, the walk moves downhill passing through the town in the direction of Bandita. After about two kilometres there is a path on the left that leads through terraced fields, crosses the town of Poeta, and continues for one kilometre on a paved road towards San Liberato for a total distance of five kilometres.

After the town, the road is left behind and the walk proceeds in the direction of Fonte di San Liberato. From here a path on a slight uphill climb leads to Cantalice and passes through its historical centre.

From Cantalice Superiore, the Vazia – Cantalice provincial road is taken to Madonna della Pace. This road is then abandoned in order to follow another road that runs along the top of a hill. The walk now continues on a slight downhill climb and when crossing through the towns of Case Colasanti, San Gregorio, and Civitella, one can admire Mount Terminillo to the east and the Rieti plain to the west with lakes Lungo and Ripasottile in the forefront.

Continuing downhill towards the Foresta Sanctuary, the path encounters the church dedicated to Saint Felice da Cantalice. At this point, the walk goes on for 2600 metres along a dirt road until it reaches a valley where it crosses the Via dell’Acquamartina. The walk rises uphill for about 500 metres then a right turn leads to the last uphill stretch. Having past a cottage, the Sanctuary stands on the left after about 13 kilometres. The walk to this point takes approximately three hours.
From here, Rieti is about 40 minutes and 4.5 kilometres on a slight downhill slope away.

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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Now I know why Francis said, "Hello good people".

““One of the things that left its sign was the kindness and helpfulness that we found among the people that we met. Now I know why Francis said, "Hello good people". I want to thank all those people who helped us in moments of crisis (directions and advice), Mrs. Annamaria (from Greccio), all the ...”

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