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MEDIEVAL
UMBRIA: WALKING FROM ASSISI TO SPOLETO
This
8 day walking tour offers the right combination of visiting typical Umbrian
towns and walking through exciting colourful landscapes with unique
views. The tours starts in the medieval town of Assisi and finishes in
the characteristic centre of Spoleto, a
very special town with many
squares, lovely little streets, shops with local delicacies and
handicrafts, restaurants and a lot of sights to visit. It involves varied walking through
undulating landscape, passing nice typical little Umbrian towns, like Spello,
Bevagna, Montefalco and Trevi.
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Programme
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Day 1
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Arrival at Assisi.
Your overnight stay will be in a
*** hotel with a swimming pool close (1000 m.) to the historical
centre of Assisi.
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Day 2
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A city walk or a walk through the
surrounding hills
The city walk will take you among the most important monuments of the town,
which are mostly connected with the lives of the saints Francis and Clare, who
were born in Assisi. You will pass sites such as the Rocca (Castle), St. Francis
basilica, St.Clara Basilica, the Monastery of S.Damiano and the Temple of
Minerva
Walking
time: 3 - 4˝ hours
The longer
walk through 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:5˝
hours (18 km)
The
shorter walk through the national park
of Mount Subasio
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This is a beautiful walk in the shade of the woods of
Mount
Subasio.
From the Porta
Cappuccini town gates you walk up to the spring ‘Fonte Maddalena’
(810m a.s.l.) on Monte Subasio. You then descend to the hamlet of Costa di
Trex (570m a.s.l.) and along the
walking path 51 you will reach again Assisi.
Walking time: 4 ore (12 km)
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Day 3
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From Assisi to
Spello There are two routes to go to Spello: a longer route going uphill to the
hermitage Eremo delle Carceri or a shorter one through the
olive groves along the slopes of Mt.Subasio. The latter route involves less
climbing, but it also offers astounding views. Your overnight stay is
in a beautiful location (*** hotel) in the historical centre of Spello. This little town 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 amphitheatre outside the town walls.
Walking
time: 6 hours (17 km / 10,5 miles) or 3 hours (12 km / 7,5 miles)
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Day 4
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From Spello to Bevagna
You will leave the hills for a while now and will descend into the valley
'Valle Umbra'. Walking on quiet little country roads you will arrive in Bevagna,
which unlike most Umbrian towns isn't built on a hilltop, but rather at the
confluence of the rivers Topino and Timia. During Roman times Bevagna was a
prosperous town, because it was situated along the busy trade road, the via
Flaminia, which connected Rome with the Adriatic coast. The heart of this town
is the square Piazza Silvestri with its beautiful fountain and two
Romanesque churches. Your *** star hotel is in the historical centre of the town.
Walking time: 3˝ hours (14 km / 8,7 miles)
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Day 5
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From Bevagna to Montefalco
Here you will be walking once again through a slightly hilly landscape, but the olive groves will
soon make way for vineyards. The hills surrounding Montefalco are famous
for the production of the excellent wines Rosso di Montefalco d.o.c. and
Sagrantino d.o.c.g. To reach the town you have to climb, because Montefalco is
-predictable- built on a hilltop. The St.Francis church is now the
seat of a fine museum housing, among other things, frescoes by the Florentine painter
Benozzo Gozzoli. Don't forget to taste one of the delicious Montefalco wines
in one of the many wine bars. Your overnights stay is in a *** star hotel in the
old centre of Montefalco.
Walking
time: 4 hours ( 14 km / 8,7 miles)
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Day 6
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From Montefalco to
Trevi
On
the way to Trevi (420m a.s.l.), on
the lower flank of
Mt.
Serano
overlooking the wide plain of the Clitunno river, your
route crosses the fertile valley with its various waterways. Trevi is also
called the capital of olive oil and indeed you will notice that the slopes of
the surrounding mountains are covered with evergreen olive groves. Trevi
has a dozen medieval churches: the most important are the romanesque Duomo (S. Emiliano),
the shrine of the Madonna delle Lacrime notable for a fresco by Perugino and the
former church of S. Francesco, now a museum.
You will stay in the historical centre of the town.
Walking
time: 4 hours ( 13 km / 8 miles)
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Day 7
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From
Trevi to Campello and transfer by train to Spoleto
From
Trevi the route will lead you through olive groves to the train station in
Campello. You have an option for a walk with more or less differences in
altitude. The one with more differences will follow mostly the
Roman Way
(The way of St.Francis) a
pilgrimage walking trail which crosses
Umbria
from the north to the
south.
Walking time: 5 hours (12 km /
7,5 miles)
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Day 8
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Departure
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The
tour includes:
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Overnight stays
with breakfast in *** hotels (upgrading to
residence d' epoca and villa's is possible)
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Luggage transportation
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Route
notes (in English, Italian or Dutch) and maps
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tour
information (hotel list, brochures)
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local
back-up service
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route
briefing in arrival hotel
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insurance
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Period
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Daily
all the year round
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Level
2
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Moderate. Walks
in a hilly country side. Not too many level differences. Walks of
4-6 hours a day /12-20 km (an average of 3/4 km an hour)
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Price p.p. 2012
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Per person in a
double room € 550,00
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Single room € 720,00
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Traveling
alone € 765,00
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3rd person in
triple € 362,00
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On
request
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extra overnight
stays, wine-tasting, cookery course
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Residence
d'Epoca
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Per person in a
double room € 800,00
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Single room
€ 950,00
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travelling alone
€ 990,00
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