Stage 12: Poreta - Trevi

The St Francis route continues on across the hills, overlooking the valley of Spoleto, through olive groves protected by dry stone walls.

This leg of the journey is 12 km long, but the presence of numerous uphill and downhill stretches can slow your pace. You walk along dirt roads surrounded by the landscape of olive trees, with a few stretches on secondary roads.

Along the way, you come across the village of Campello Alto with its distinctive walls. Here, the convent of the Barnabite Order stands, devoted to meditation and silence. You continue uphill along a little stony road that climbs steeply through the olive trees as far as the Franciscan Hermitage, Eremo delle Allodole, where a Franciscan community lives, according to the principles of their founder, sister Maria. Beyond the gate, there is a small wood and the hermitage and a cave, where St Francis visited, according to legend (you are kindly invited to respect the hours in which silence and prayer are observed).

The route continues on with several uphill and downhill stretches, until you see the village of Bovara in the distance, with the Church of San Pietro, where the vision of Fra' Pacifico took place.

You continue on uphill until you reach Trevi, perched on a hill. Before you reach the village, it is worth stopping to see the church of Madonna delle Lacrime.

The ancient village deserves a visit, particularly the Museum Complex of St Francis, in which you will find the Museum of the Civilisation of the Olive, the Archaeological Museum, the church with a splendid sixteenth century organ and the Art Gallery, where you can admire a touching Madonna with Child by Pinturicchio.