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Starting from the Sanctuary of San Francesco in Piediluco, the stage winds along a flat stretch around the lake, then runs upslope towards Labro, “the stone village”.
Here we can experience a centuries old atmosphere, admiring archaeological discoveries and a breathtaking panorama.
Among green meadows and juniper bushes, we reach Morro Reatino, and then continue towards Rivodutri, where the Beech Tree of di San Francesco rises.
According to legend, during a heavy storm, Francesco sought shelter under this beech tree, which, by the will of God, bent its branches to protect him from the rain, taking a unique, extraordinary shape.
Past the adjacent Chapel of San Francesco al Cepparo, we continue along a dirt road leading to the Franciscan Sanctuary of San Giacomo in Poggio Bustone, where the Saint addressed the locals with the greeting “Good morning, good people”.
Let us keep walking up a path in the wood, hosting six small chapels, built around 1650 in memory of Francesco’s miracles, and reach the Sacro Speco. This cave, where he retired in prayer, is now incorporated into a small church embedded in a rock hidden by the woods.
