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Along St Francis’ Way through Umbria

Assisi to Spoleto
 

Holiday Highlights

Pilgrim paths | Follow in the footsteps of St Francis, Italy’s patron saint.
Unspoiled Umbria | The beauty of Tuscany, but a quieter, more rustic region.
High-quality accommodation | A fabulous hotel to unwind in at the end of each day.
Enduring landscapes | Rugged countryside, rolling vineyards, and historic, hill-top villages.
Easy access via Rome | With opportunity for a night or two in the Eternal City.

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Along St Francis’ Way through Umbria. 7 nights
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Along St Francis’ Way through Umbria. 7 nights
Price from
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+44 (0)1653 617001 Call now
 

Holiday information

 

A walking holiday along St Francis’ Way

Immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of Umbria – Italy’s ‘Green Heart’ – as you walk from Assisi to Spoleto along scenic stretches of St Francis’ Way. Your picturesque pilgrimage traces the passage of the saint across the region, revealing a spiritual landscape of fresco-filled churches, secret hermitages, and tranquil wayside chapels veiled by cypresses and dotted along ancient trails.

Much less known than its famous neighbour, Tuscany, Umbria makes for rewarding walking country. Not only because of its timeless routes and enduring views but also because of the beautiful medieval towns and villages which seemingly crown every undulation.

As you follow Franciscan paths between olive groves, woodland, and vineyards, you will discover the more celebrated towns of Assisi and Spoleto but also unpretentious hill-top centres that promise a different experience entirely. Spello, Montefalco, Bevagna, and Collepino – hewn from local stone and steeped in history, each promises a blend of traditional culture, vibrant local life, and rustic regional cuisine. They, along with the four excellent hotels at which you stay, make the perfect accompaniment to a week’s walking across the unspoiled landscapes of evocative Umbria.

 

 

Itinerary

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  • Arrival in Assisi

    Night 1: at Fontebella Palace Hotel (the first of 2 nights here).
    As your first night’s accommodation is on the day of travel, Day 1 is your first day of walking.

  • Explore Assisi
    Perched on the lower slopes of Mount Subasio, Assisi is the most famous of Umbria’s hill towns – its entire centre a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town owes its renown to St Francis, who was born amid its maze of medieval streets and in whose honour the monumental basilica was erected. Pilgrims flock here to connect with Francis’ life and teachings, but on our self-guided walking tour you will also discover Assisi’s other draws: its inspiring views over the Umbrian plain, the precious frescoes by Giotto, beautiful piazze, inviting restaurants, and striking Roman temple. Add an extra night to visit nearby Perugia – Umbria’s historic capital.
  • Assisi to Spello: 16.5km, 7hrs; ascent 705m/descent 775m
    Today you begin your own pilgrimage from Assisi, following in the footsteps of the saint as you set out along St Francis’ Way. Your path takes you high above the wide Umbrian plain, contouring panoramic slopes interspersed with olive groves and traditional, stone-hewn villages to arrive in pretty Spello. Here you spend two nights at either Hotel La Bastiglia or Villa dei Mosaici Hotel & Spa.
    Walk through olive groves
  • Around Spello: 11.5km, 5hrs; ascent 515m/descent 485m
    Flower-filled cobblestone streets, frescoed churches, and fragments of Roman history make Spello a joy to wander. For a full day’s hiking, we suggest a route through the beautiful Mount Subasio Natural Park to Collepino. This fortified hill village – its name meaning ‘Castle of Wolves’ – dates from the Middle Ages and is built entirely of local stone. Look out for hints of its former role as a defensive stronghold, including arrowslits in the outer walls.
    Spello
  • Spello to Montefalco: 15.5km, 5.5hrs; ascent 315m/descent 310m
    After a transfer to Bevagna, widely considered one of Italy’s most beautiful medieval towns, you strike out on foot – entering a hillier landscape where olive groves gradually give way to vineyards as you near Montefalco. There’s time for lunch in this hill-top town, famous for both its wines and its fabulous panoramic views, before you make a final descent to your overnight base: Villa Santa Barbara.
    Bevagna
  • Montefalco to Spoleto: 16km, 6hrs; ascent 455m/descent 600m
    Beginning with a transfer to ancient Trevi, today sees you re-join St Francis’ Way to wind through a timelessly green landscape of woodland and olive groves. At route’s end awaits one of Umbria’s finest hill towns: historic Spoleto. Whichever of our hotels is to play host for your final two nights – we offer both the family-run Hotel Charleston and Hotel San Luca, set in a former tannery – you’re perfectly placed to unpick Spoleto’s rich cultural tapestry, including its Romanesque cathedral, medieval streets, and exceptional Roman aqueduct and theatre.
    Trevi
  • Around Spoleto: 7km, 2.5hrs; ascent/descent 230m
    Take time to explore Spoleto this morning before following our suggested circuit into the remote hills that surround the town. Having reached the far side of the impressive, 14th-century Ponte delle Torri aqueduct (you can take a taxi to this point for a shorter walk), you ascend to ultimately reach the holy mountain of Monteluco. Here you can visit the sanctuary where St Francis stayed – Michaelangelo was also a guest! – as well as a sacred grove dedicated to Jupiter. Widescreen views accompany your return to Spoleto.
    Ponte delle Torri
 

Accommodation

From Assisi’s historic centre to medieval Spoleto, each of your four hotels offers a superb – and characteristically Umbrian – setting.

In some places, we work with more than one hotel, as shown below. All are hand-picked by us and, unless there is a price implication (in which case we will contact you to discuss your options), we will tell you which one we have booked for you on your booking confirmation.

Wherever you stay in Assisi, we recommend an extra night to explore at greater length or enjoy a day trip to historic Perugia – Umbria’s capital.

 

Extend your stay

 
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  • 7 Nights: 01 April 2025 - 31 October 2025

    Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above

    Starting Price Single room
    1 - 15 Apr 2025 £1190 £365
    16 Apr - 15 Jun 2025 £1300 £380
    16 Jun - 31 Jul 2025 £1330 £365
    1 - 24 Aug 2025 £1235 £365
    25 Aug - 30 Sep 2025 £1300 £365
    1 - 24 Oct 2025 £1215 £370
    3rd & 4th person discount -£110
    Single traveller supplement £110

    Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.

    Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.

  • Room upgrades (£ per person per night)

    Fontebella Palace Hotel, Assisi
    Classic with valley view: 01 Apr - 31 Oct 2025 £12
    Superior with valley view: 01 Apr - 31 Oct 2025 £27
    Hotel La Bastiglia , Spello
    Deluxe double: 01 Apr - 31 Oct 2025 £12

    Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room

    Fontebella Palace Hotel, Assisi (B&B) Double room Single room
    01 Apr - 17 Apr 2025 £139 £266
    18 Apr - 03 May 2025 £163 £314
    04 May - 30 Jun 2025 £139 £266
    01 Jul - 24 Jul 2025 £136 £260
    25 Jul - 02 Oct 2025 £139 £266
    03 Oct - 05 Oct 2025 £163 £314
    06 Oct - 30 Oct 2025 £139 £266
    31 Oct - 31 Oct 2025 £163 £314
  • RECOMMENDED AIRPORT(S):

    Rome Ciampino or Fiumicino, Perugia
    As an alternative to flying, we can arrange rail travel from London

    Travelling from the UK

    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  If you are flying from outside Europe, you may need to fly via Rome.  To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    Travelling from outside the UK
    We have many years' experience catering for customers who live outside the UK, and will be happy to make tailored arrangements to fit with your plans.

    You have two options:

    1) Book your own flights to London, from where we can book flights and onward connecting travel to your hotel.

    2) Book your own flights direct to an airport appropriate to your chosen holiday. You can either make your own way from the airport to the hotel, or we'll be happy to book onward connecting travel for you. Please consult with us before booking your flights, so that we can advise you on the suitability of your proposed route and timings.
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    Stansted - Perugia Ryanair 
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    Newcastle - Rome Fiumicino (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  If you are flying from outside Europe, you may need to fly via Rome.  To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service. Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.

  • Prices below are based on 2 people travelling together. If you are travelling solo or as a party of 3 or more and our arrangements include a taxi, please contact us for prices; additional passengers often pay less.

    Unless otherwise stated, connecting travel by rail or bus tends to be from the city centre station, rather than from its airport, and connections between the two should be paid for locally.

    Where a price range is given, the price you pay depends on your date of travel.
What is included
  • 7 nights
  • 2 dinners
    7 breakfasts
  • luggage transported
  • route notes and maps
  • GPS navigation
  • walk transfers on days 4 & 5
 
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FAQs

If you have any questions relating to this or any other Inntravel holiday, our friendly travel experts will be happy to help. You might also find our General FAQs section helpful.
  • Yes, prior to going on holiday you will be able to download GPX tracks so that you can follow your route on your smartphone or dedicated GPS device if you wish. It’s entirely up to you whether or not you use them – our detailed, step-by-step route notes remain the principal means of guiding you from A to B – but we provide them as a secondary means of navigation for additional reassurance when walking.
  • We can book a wide range of routes from the UK with a variety of airlines. As well as being more convenient for you to book all elements of your holiday together, it also means that we’ll accept liability for your travel arrangements, so if things go wrong, such as the airline going bust, we’ll make suitable alternative arrangements for you. The fee for this service is £35 per person (£15 for children aged 2-11). More information on flights >
  • Absolutely! We are experts in tailored rail travel. Making use of sleeper trains or stopovers in cities along the route, we can get you from London to virtually anywhere in mainland Europe. We can even make arrangements to Mallorca, Sicily and Norway with a combination of ferries and rail. Please contact us to discuss your plans.
  • We can’t book flights that originate outside the UK, but if you wanted to book your own flights to London (or elsewhere in the UK), we can make all onward travel arrangements (including flights) from there. Alternatively, if you are booking your own flights to an airport in continental Europe that’s appropriate for your holiday, we can book onward rail travel and/or taxis. More information about how we can tailor holidays for customers outside the UK >
  • Since our holidays are self-guided, we recommend calling us for a chat about your plans before making a booking, especially if it’s the first time you’ve booked with us.
    The price panel shows the supplement for a single room and also the single traveller charge (this covers (luggage) transfers and other costs which are usually shared between two people).
  • Once you’ve decided on your exact itinerary (our travel experts will be happy to offer advice), you need to provide us with your party’s details, either by phone or via our booking form. At this point we also ask you to pay a deposit so that we can secure a room for you immediately on confirming availability with the hotel(s). If it turns out that we can’t secure the accommodation for the holiday you’ve requested, or offer an acceptable alternative, we’ll refund your deposit promptly and in full. After booking your accommodation and other key elements, we'll then book your travel (or you can do so if you’re making your own arrangements) and send you a Booking Confirmation and Invoice.

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  • Yes, it’s something we insist on, even for holidays in the UK. The vast majority of holidays go smoothly, but when things go wrong, it can be expensive to put them right. Buying a new pair of walking boots after your suitcase is stolen mightn’t seem so bad, but the bill for being airlifted down from a mountain with a broken leg or flown home while still recovering from an illness or accident can incur a five or six-figure bill.

    Many insurers offer travel insurance (you can find details on our insurance page of a policy that you may like to consider if you are a UK resident), but you do need to make sure that you’re covered for medical emergencies – including falling ill with Covid-19 while on holiday – and repatriation. We also recommend that you are covered for other eventualities, such as cancellation and loss of luggage and passports.

    When you purchase a policy, be sure to check that it covers the activities you'll be doing on holiday and that it is adequate for your own individual needs.
  • It is your responsibility to ensure you are in possession of the correct travel documents, with the correct validity. If you’re a UK citizen, you need a full British passport to travel to Italy, but not a visa (please note, however, that a new travel authorisation system is being introduced). If you are a citizen of another country, you’ll need to check requirements with the national embassy or your own consulate.

    Current information regarding vaccinations and travel health advice for UK citizens can be found through the Travel Health Pro website. You must make sure you have adequate insurance cover for illness, accidents and repatriation (see the insurance question). You should also apply for a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) if your EHIC has expired (if you have a still-valid EHIC, you can use this until it expires).
  • The principal official language is Italian, though some regions have a second official language, such as South Tyrol, where German is widely spoken. The currency is the Euro. Italian time is GMT/UTC + 1. It uses Daylight Saving Time, so in summer is on BST + 1.
  • For information on the practicalities of travel now that the UK is no longer part of the European Union, visit www.gov.uk/visit-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-liechtenstein.
  • The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides up-to-date, country-by-country travel advice, as well as information on security, local laws, passports and visas for UK citizens.

    If you live outside the UK, see our essential travel information page for a list of relevant websites.
  • You are the best judge of your child’s/children’s capabilities. We are happy to take bookings for families of older children/teenagers if they walk regularly, love the outdoors and are comfortable with the distances and ascent/descent involved. Please note that the bedrooms at most of the accommodation we use will normally only sleep a maximum of 3 people, and sometimes only 2.
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