Stage 6.B: Greccio - Terni

The route from Greccio to Stroncone leads through the silent mountain pastures between Umbria and Lazio.

The route starts with a gradual climb and continues on flat ground amidst hornbeam trees and chestnut trees, without any changes in direction, crossing the Prati di Stroncone.

Along the way, you will find a few tombstones in the places associated with the passage of San Bernardino of Siena, put there by the Franciscans of Stroncone. After reaching the little chapel of Madonna del Tresto, rich with votive offerings, you continue on along the path, which crosses the tarmac road in various points, until you reach the church of Madonna di Colleponte.

In less than 1 km, you will arrive at Piazza della Libertà in Stroncone and shortly after also the Sanctuary of St Francis of Assisi. The route continues on towards Terni and in the shade of the valley with views of the countryside.

Once you have arrived in the outskirts of the city of Terni, you will reach the Basilica of San Valentino, the patron saint of lovers all over the world and also of the city of Terni. In this place, the saint's Holy Body is still preserved and it is the original place in which he was buried in the 3rd century AD.

From here, once you have crossed the bridge over the Nera River, you continue on until you reach the Cathedral of Terni and then the church of St Francis. From Terni, the St Francis Way joins the Path of the Franciscan Promartyrs.