Walking in the footsteps of Saint Silvestro and Saint Francis

Arrive in Fabriano, visit the famous Paper and Watermark Museum where you can learn about all the steps of the handmade paper processing. Transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for an excursion that will immerse us in a spiritual atmosphere in the places of San Silvestro and San Francesco d’Assisi. Visit at the Hermitage of San Silvestro, where the path begins. Located at 890 m on a wide green platform overlooking the city of Fabriano, the surrounding valleys and hills is a real comfort for the spirit. Founded by Saint Silvestro Guzzolini in 1231 near the source Vembrici, as the seat of the new monastic order he constituted, has been the subject of many renovations over the centuries. The current appearance of the hermitage is attributable to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. La Chiesa Inferiore, edificata nel XIII secolo, è dedicata a Saint Benedetto. it is characterized, inside by the presence of an efficient restoration laboratory of the ancient book, and an historical library that counts 70,000 volumes. We will then continue our journey towards the Hermitage of Santa Maria of Valdisasso. While climbing the paths lined by tall trees there is an unadorned and severe building. Once inhabited by Benedictine nuns, it was abandoned and donated in the thirteenth century to a community of Franciscans: tradition says that Saint Francis stayed there. The Hermitage kept the famous Polyptych of Gentile da Fabriano, now replaced with a copy. There will be lunch during the excursion and at the end of the excursion we will stop at the “Aula Verde” of Valleremita. Free time before returning to the hotel for dinner and accomodation. About 9.5 km of walking path,5 hours in total, excluding stops, E difficulty and 400 mt of altitude difference)

Breakfast at the hotel, visit to Assisi city symbol of peace, which is identified by one of the most beloved and venerated saints in the world, Saint Francis, and a delightful medieval town full of characteristic corners and typical cuisine. Visit of the Basilica of Assisi composed of two superimposed churches and the crypt with the tomb of the Saint. In the Upper Church you can admire the cycle of the life of St. Francis, the work of the great Giotto, the Stories of the Old and the New Testament that cover the entire nave and other beautiful frescoes by Cimabue and Torriti. Free lunch. In its historic center, between the narrow alleys each house is embellished by plants and colorful flowers. Particularly relevant are Towers of Propezio, the Door of Venus and the Consular Door. End of services.