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Day Six on the
Way of St. Francis ~ Città di Castello to Pietralunga, 30.9 Kilometers (19.2 Miles)

Our day six on the Way of St. Francis from Città di Castello to Pietralunga was a long walk, mostly on monotonous pavement, but on quiet roads through the countryside. The highlight of the day, after 21 kilometers, is the early Christian basilica, the Pieve de' Saddi. 

"Keep a clear eye toward life's end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God's creature. What you are in His sight is what you are and nothing more. Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing you have received, but only what you have given; a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.” ~ St Francis of Assisi

You can certainly understand your place in the Universe and create a full heart, as you walk this Way of St. Francis on this day! It is certainly a day where you keep an eye on "life's end" or more appropriately for this day, the pilgrim's goal. 

Maps and Stats, The Way of St. Francis, Città di Castello to Pietralunga

Within the past months, the first half of this day has been entirely rerouted, to keep the Pilgrimage Traveler off the pavement for as long as possible. However, the new route is longer by about 1.5 kilometers, and gains a small amount more total elevation, of about 70 meters (220 feet). Also, the new route has no services at all, so be sure to bring plenty of food and water for the day.

I have included both routes on my interactive map below, for comparison, with the new route in blue and the old, original route in orange. I have not yet walked the brand-new route, but I have found many GPS tracks, including from the official Italian website to provide them for you. Many pilgrims continue to walk the old route, as the new one becomes better known. 

However, when I “walk” the first section of the “new” route out of town on Google Earth from 2011, it contains the old signage for this section! So this route is not new, and indeed, Wikiloc confirms there are many pilgrims who have walked this section in recent years. Apparently this section has been in place for years, as an alternative. There are now new signs through this section.

The second section of the new route from the SP106 is a newly constructed track with new signage. Some recent pilgrims describe this section as not having adequate waymarks. It may be prudent for a few months to take the older route, so ask the locals for more information before you decide. If you choose to take the new route, I’d make sure to download my GPS tracks from the map below, to help in guiding you. 

When I look at the map, to keep the route short, but eliminate a lot of road walking out of town, I would take the first section, on the new, blue route, (700 meters longer than the old) to where they join on the SP106 for a few meters, then walk the old, orange route till they join again near the Rifugio Candeggio. The old route in this second section is about 770 meters shorter.

Taking this combination has two advantages. The first is the shorter length, and the second is that there is a café (Il Sasso, closed on Tuesdays) along the SP106 about 1/4 kilometer past where the new route leaves it, if that is important to you. However, you will still be required to walk along the SP106 for two full kilometers more. While there is less traffic the farther past Città di Castello you walk, there is no shoulder at all to walk upon.

The choice is yours. I don’t know if the old route waymarks are still in place (they were as of May 2025), but most likely this will be true for the transition period. And some folks hate pavement walking, regardless!

This day, regardless of the route you choose, is longer and a bit more industrious than the prior days, so be mentally prepared! Or you can break up the day if needed, as you can see on the map, at either the Rifugio Candeggio (large groups of 20 only, no individuals, after about 15.2 kilometers, or the donativo, Chiesa di Pieve de' Saddi after about 21 kilometers.

This is a typical day on the Way of St. Francis, with the new route starting out with a small climb of 134 meters (449 feet), up and out of Città di Castello over the first 4.5 kilometers. Then it’s a descent of almost the same amount to the SP106, followed by a steep climb after leaving the roadway of about 200 meters (1000 feet) over the next 2.5 kilometers. Next, it is a bounce up and down along the high ridges until the descent to Pieve de' Saddi, a wonderful, historic basilica to take a lunch break or stop for the day and take advantage of their pilgrim beds. 

The remaining third of your day is followed by two more climbs and descents, the first only about 100 meters (328 feet), the second about 200 meters (656 feet). 

The final, brief climb is up and into the lovely, small, medieval city of Pietralunga. 

Looking at the elevation profile of the old route, below, you will not have the additional hill climb in the beginning, however the steep climb from the SP106 is unavoidable. And you can see that the elevation profile is the same in the final half of the day

The highest point for both routes are at the convergence area of the two routes near the Rifugio Candeggio, at 663 meters (2175 feet). 

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Photo-Rich Travelogue, The Way of St. Francis, Città di Castello to Pietralunga

The end of day five was at the splendid Baroque Cattedrale dei Santi Florido e Amanzio in the center of Città di Castello. The Via di Francesco continues onward, on day six, following the street around the north side of the cathedral (to the left of the cathedral as you look at the entrance doors). 

We actually walked the initial way through the city in the daylight of day five as you can see from the photos below. 

Continue onward to the east, on the Corso Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour and in a few meters after the cathedral, pass the Torre Civica or Civic Tower, (that I pictured on day five) when the street becomes very narrow and walks under an archway with a pedestrian bridge over it. 

Continue straight along this narrow street until it opens up to the main piazza, the Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, shown below. You can easily recognize this piazza, despite the lack of waymarks to guide you through the city. 

As you face the bright yellow police municipal building shown left, you now have a choice to make. 

You can turn right to stay on the old route or you can stay straight to walk the new. For the time being, I have chosen to keep the old route’s description. Click here to jump down to the new route. 

Old, Original Route, from Città di Castello to the High Point near the Convergence of Routes

When you arrive into the Piazza Giacomo Matteotti shown above, look to your right and find a narrow street called the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, shown below. Turn right onto this street by the Caffetteria Corso. The cafe tables may be blocking the entrance to this street, so you must look closely to find it. It had these nice flags when we passed through. 

Continue on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele for about 400 meters southward, all the way to the southern medieval gate, shown next.  

If you were to turn right just before the church, by the gate, shown in the right side of the photo above, you would come to the Hotel Le Mura in about 100 meters, where we stayed that night. It is the closest accommodation to the old the Way of St. Francis route and not only do I recommend it, but in addition, they have a huge, fabulous buffet breakfast (for extra) that you can access early!  

And now I offer our day six photo of the medieval gate from the outside, as we looked back in the early morning light. 

Cross the street beyond the gate and and continue straight onwards along the quiet street now called the Via di Rignaldello, walking through the southern reaches of town. 

Not quite a half kilometer later, the road takes a bend to the East and you come to a large traffic circle. 

I could find no waymarks in this circle and we had a bit of a discussion as to which way to go as we had conflicting GPS tracks. As it turns out, the easiest and best way is to continue on straight through the circle, eastward, in the direction of the Museo Burri and meet up with the SP106 several hundred meters later. 

Turn right (south) onto the SP106. Cozy up to this highway, because you must walk on it for the next 6.5 kilometers! As you can see in the next photo, it is treacherous, narrow and sometimes with blind curves. I couldn't resist showing how this looked with a big bus coming at us!

There is no real shoulder for most of the 6.5 kilometers for pilgrims  to walk safely. Fortunately, the traffic lessens significantly farther on, as you climb up and out of town somewhat gradually for the first three kilometers of day six.  

Your first nice landmark along the SP106 to look for after 3.4 kilometers into the day is this shrine, pictured below. It is in this area that the highway now takes a large bend eastward.

After 3.9 kilometers come to the entrance to the hamlet of Baucca, on day six of the Way of St. Francis from Città di Castello to Pietralunga.

After about six kilometers this cliff appears on your left and you enter a bridge system. 

A few meters later, you come to the spillway and pools of Il Sasso on your right. Nick took the time to walk down to the shore line and explore, but I was content to view it from the bridge above and snap this photo.

Almost immediately after the spillway, the Il Sasso restaurant is on your left, with the last amenities until Pietralunga. Locals hang out here in the lovely picnic area on a hot day and play in the natural pools. It is a great place to relax under the shady trees, if a stop at this time is appropriate for you Since we had a huge breakfast at the Hotel Le Mura, we did not stop. 

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As we walked onward, the sky and the clouds gave a lovely silhouette for the ruined buildings on the ridge to the south. When you see these buildings, you are nearing the end of the walk on the SP106.

When the Way of St. Francis finally leaves the SP106 after 7.85 kilometers out of Città di Castello, it takes this lovely paved lane to the right, shown next, towards the same ruined buildings on the ridge above. 

The sign at the turn onto this paved lane states that it is 11.8 kilometers to Pieve de' Saddi and 21 kilometers to Pietralunga. Wow, almost a third of the day finished already! (If the signs are correct!) If these signs are missing, look for signs toward Pieve de’ Saddi. 

After only a few hundred meters on this lane, the more serious climb now begins! You will pass a sign for the Agriturismo La Tana, an expensive, but possible accommodation choice on day six of the Way of St. Francis from Città di Castello to Pietralunga. 

After 8.1 kilometers, the Way takes a left hand turn onto a nice gravel lane, where the pilgrimage traveler can continue to catch glimpses, for the last time, of the unnamed ruins on the ridge. 

A few meters later, the lane branches again and you stay to the left, as directed. 

Climbing steeply on this lane, it narrows and begins to switchback up the ridge. 

After approximately 10.3 kilometers, the gravel lane comes to a T-intersection with a paved and narrow country road. Turn right here. 

You will be on narrow, quiet and paved roads for most of the remainder of the day and there are hairpin turns here and there, since you are in the mountains, so it is still necessary to stay alert to what little traffic there is!

A bit onward we reached a wonderful, terraced olive grove, where we heard tractors and people working in the field. 

And indeed, it was olive harvesting time! Below are bins filled with the fruits of their labor!

Next, pass a turnoff for Collevecchio, but stay to the left here. 

After about 11 kilometers, come to an open area with power lines running across the road and with an obvious viewpoint off to the left of the ridge. I felt that this looked like an appropriate place for our first break of the day. We scrambled under the power poles and found a spot to sit for our break. The one power pole does have a concrete base to sit on but we preferred just sitting on the ground. 

My photo doesn't quite give the sweeping views justice. 

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I noticed at our break how unbelievably humid the weather was in October! Everything we had was just saturated. When I went to put my pack back on, the entire back of it was wet! 

After walking only 11 kilometers, when I took my shoes off to air out my feet, my socks were already drenched too! Note: you may want to have extra socks if you are prone to blisters. But at least I did not have any of those!

After our break, the Way onward is open and downhill for a nice respite, before we climb again. The sign says we are 8.3 kilometers from Pieve de' Saddi on day six of the Way of St. Francis from Città di Castello to Pietralunga. 

Continuing on the same road, and beginning to climb once again, by 13.9 kilometers, we came to the turnoff to the Rifugio Candeggio, a pilgrim's ostello. (Remember they only take groups of 20 or more).

Nick, who had walked on while we took our break, was at the intersection, now taking a break himself. There are nice benches and a potable water fountain here. You can't miss this turnoff if you are looking for the refugio as it is very well signed. 

And it is at this intersection where the two routes converge! For the ongoing, combined route, click here. 

New Route, from Città di Castello to the Convergence of Routes

Using mapping tools, Wikiloc and Google Earth, I have created this route description for your use until I can walk it myself. Please let me know if I have made mistakes, or if you have something to add, by contacting me! I thank you! 

From the Piazza Giacomo Matteotti shown above, pass by the police municipal building to the right, staying essentially straight and onto the Via Mazzini. Immediately arrive into another small piazza, and stay to the left at the far end to continue along the narrow Via Mazzini.

After about 100 meters when the narrow street opens into another square, the Piazza Garibaldi, turn right and cross the square. The square contains a huge bus terminal with multiple parking spaces. Walk past the bus parking spaces, and then by the median in the middle of the far end of the large square. 

When the median ends, turn left onto the sidewalk paralleling the wide street called the Viale Vittorio Veneto. After two long blocks, you will arrive at a roundabout. Take the second right directly across the roundabout, onto the Viale Rafaelle de Cesare.

The Via di Francesco remains on the two-lane Viale Rafaelle de Cesar for about 1/4 kilometer, taking the 2nd right onto the Via delle Terme, a quieter secondary road. After the turn, you may notice the climb beginning, up and out of Città di Castello.

Follow the Via delle Terme, initially with a nice pedestrian walkway. After about 3/4 kilometer, look for the tall cypress trees, signifying the huge cemetery of the city of Città di Castello that you will pass on the right. It has a very elaborate entryway and cemetery grounds!

And a few steps past the last cypress trees along the never-ending cemetery, look for the Via di Francesco signposts, signaling a turn to the right, after a total of almost two kilometers into the day. The sign states that it is 18.7 kilometers to Pieve de' Saddi and 27.8 kilometers to Pietralunga. 

The right turn is onto a gravel country lane, called the Via Monsignor Cesare Pagani and the climb begins to steepen as you are clearly leaving the city behind and entering the countryside. 

Continue along the country lane for not quite one kilometer, passing by a lovely statue of St. Francis in a tree stump by a residence, before coming to a T-intersection with a paved lane after a total of 2.9 kilometers into the day. A Way of St. Francis' signpost at the intersection makes it clear the route turns right here.

The views after the turn are very nice! You will remain on this high road for about the next 3.6 kilometers, during which the pavement eventually succumbs to a gravel lane. 

At the first intersection beyond the turn, stay straight, following signs to Villa Sacro Cuore. After a total of about 3.6 kilometers, come to a giant hairpin turn to the right, continuing the climb along the main road. 

Upon reaching a total of 4.6 kilometers reach the top of the first small climb. A few steps after you feel the shift from climbing, there will be an intersection, where you stay to the right and take a large bend to the right, as you continue the descent toward the SP106 and the area called Sasso. 

A few meters later, stay to the left at the next two Y-intersections where after the second, the way makes a strong bend to the left and east. 

At the next two Y-intersections, stay to the right each time, first when the lane takes a bend to the right and south, and the second a few meters later, continuing the bend, now towards the west. 

After about a total of about 5.7 kilometers, come to a beautiful estate on your right, where the lane takes a hairpin turn to the left, walking through a beautiful stand of cypress trees lining the road. Google maps identifies a café in this estate, but I cannot verify that it exists with only online tools!

When the main road bends strongly again to the right, look for the signpost leading you to the left and onto a path/narrow lane. The sign says it is 15.9 kilometers to Pieve de' Saddi and 25 kilometers to Pietralunga. 

Follow this path for the next kilometer for the final descent to a T-intersection with the SP106. You have completed the first section of this new route after a total of 6.5 kilometers. Turn left onto the highway. 

Walk along the roadway for about 350 meters, joining the original route, and you will see the well-marked turnoff to the right to take the alternative, second section of the new route, as well as signage to continue straight, continuing along the original route. The right turn is onto a narrow lane. 

Continue on straight if you wish to take the original route, and/or go to the Bar Il Sasso. If you choose to continue along the old route,  scroll above to the description of the cliff and bridge system. (Just remember the mileage figures are for the original route, so subtract about 0.7 kilometers.)

After the turn to the right from the SP106 and onto the lane of the new route, it is a lush forest walk for almost the entire section, alternating with sweeping views of the countryside. 

First cross a stream, passing a molino (old grist mill) and immediately begin the steep climb over the next 2.5 kilometers. After about a kilometer from the turn, the trail takes a big bend to the right, heading southward. Stay on this gravel lane, continuing the climb. 

After about a total of 8.7 kilometers, pass the ruins of Coldigianella. Just around 9.0 kilometers, take a hard hairpin turn to the left. By the time you reach this hard turn, the steepness of the climb eases, finally!

Continue on the larger track along the high ridge for the next 1.4 kilometers or so, ignoring any offshoot trails and maintaining an east/northeast trajectory. Come to another hairpin turn to the right and southward, after about 10.4 kilometers total for the day. At the far end of the turn, pass another ruined set of buildings of I Monti. 

About one kilometer after the I Monti ruins, and after climbing a small hill, come to a hilltop juncture with another gravel track. Stay to the left and eastward and immediately begin a descent via switchbacks, through the forest to an open meadow on the bottom after about another full kilometer. 

Continue across the open area and follow the track until it bends to the left and more northward. Continue onward as the track climbs mildly over the next two kilometers. After 14.3 kilometers total, the elevation change shifts to the final downhill towards the Rifugio Candeggio, reached about one kilometer later. 

Stroll the final 300 meters to a T-intersection, after 15.5 kilometers on the new route. There is a nice picnic area and water fountain, here at the juncture of the original route, pictured above. Treat yourself to a nice rest here, after completing about one-half the journey!

If you came via the original route, you have logged 13.9 kilometers for the day as noted above. 

It is at approximately 16.7 (14.8) kilometers that you reach the altitude top of the day. When you see this sign, below, showing that Pietralunga is the opposite way (via a different route so ignore it), but Pieve de' Saddi is onward, you have essentially reached the top. 

Ongoing, Combined Route to Pietralunga

For informational purposes, going forward on the combined route, I will give two mileage figures, the first will be for the longer, new route and the second figure will be for the original route. If you did a combination of both, just average the two figures for a good estimate. 

After the picnic area by Candeggio, continue on the main, open road along the ridgetop staying to the left at the first intersection after the fountain. There is a bit more climbing after the turnoff. 

It is at approximately 16.7 (14.8) kilometers that you reach the highest point of the day. When you see this sign, below, showing that Pietralunga is the opposite way (via a different route so ignore it), but Pieve de' Saddi is onward, you have essentially reached the top. 

Over the next 3.5 kilometers or so, the Way of St. Francis stays on this paved route that sees very little traffic. During this section, after an initial descent, you are walking along the top of a high ridge with small ups and downs and often dramatic views on either side. We also saw lots of hunters through this area.  

After approximately 20 (18.2) kilometers, stay to the right at a Y-intersection, where the sign says the Pieve de' Saddi is 1.2 kilometers away. 

After about 20.4 (18.6) kilometers into the day, there is a more noticeable descent. At 20.6 (18.8) kilometers, the way bends strongly to the left, still on the pavement, following a sign to Pietralunga, until around 21.1 (19.3) kilometers, a large group of buildings appears on your left, shown below. This is the Pieve de' Saddi at last. 

It is several hundred meters later, after a total of 21.3 (19.5) kilometers, that you will arrive at the turn for the lane to the early Christian basilica of Pieve de' Saddi. 

There are posted numbers to call, on the side of the church (right side of the photo below), if no one is there when you arrive. (+39 329 562 0677 for Frederico or email, pievedesaddi@gmail.com). It is worth the wait until someone can show you inside. I think we waited for about one hour, so you may want to call ahead!

There are benches and two fountains to enjoy this space while you wait for the caretakers to come. There is also a table and chairs around the back. This place also accepts pilgrims for overnight accommodation, for a donation. We did not see the rifugio, but judging from the outside appearance of the buildings, it is very, very basic at best. It is open from May to September, and you must call ahead to ensure they know you are coming. Dinner and breakfast is included. 

The caretakers told extraordinary stories of the history of this place. Apparently it was first built in the 3rd century. The upper building collapsed at some point and the church was rebuilt. The frescos that survived are of the 11th century. It is only the crypt below that is originally from the 3rd century. 

I show the simple altar and one of the frescoes below.

Below the church is a crypt where Roman soldiers who had converted to Christianity were laid to rest after they were killed by the  imperial Romans. 

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This is a fascinating place to visit, and despite the simple accommodation, many pilgrims recommend a stay here. 

After about 700 meters from the Pieve de' Saddi, at about 21.8 (20.2) kilometers into the day, you pass by a shrine. Here is where the second, nice climb of about 100 meters in elevation begins, on broken asphalt on day six of the Way of St. Francis from Città di Castello to Pietralunga. 

After about 22.3 (20.7) kilometers, stay left and high at a Y-intersection where the sign says Pietralunga is 8.2 kilometers away. 

After about  23 (21.3) kilometers take a left turn, where the sign now says 7.6 km to Pietralunga. 

And about 300 meters later, when you come to a crossroads, after 23.2 (21.6) kilometers total, you obviously crest the second high point of the day. 

The descent on the other side is steep and switchbacks down the mountain. You will catch some nice viewpoints on the way down. 

After dropping more than 200 meters over 2.6 kilometers, come to an intersection, where you take a hard left turn, after a total of about 25.8 (24.2) kilometers for the day. You cross a creek after the turn and this is the bottom of the descent.

Shortly after the turn, the Way begins the final ascent of the day, of not quite 200 meters in altitude. By this time, the monotonous similarity of the onward road was somewhat trying for me. The third climb on the asphalt was not only tedious but strenuous at the end of the day!

I looked for the unique, and found these interesting fall berries lining the side of the road. 

As we climbed, we crisscrossed under power lines. 

Not quite 28.5 (27) kilometers in the day, the forest opens up and you see signs of civilization. You can feel the top getting near.

A few hundred meters onward you reach an area where your first views of Pietralunga over the ridge to your right (east) appear. It was so very exciting and encouraging to see! 

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It is after about 29.1 (27.5) kilometers into the day that you reach the ultimate and final altitude top. When the road levels out, you come to a prominent crossroads, seen in the distance in the photo below. Take a hard right at this crossroads at 29.5 (27.8) kilometers. 

As you walk along this paved road, passing a small shrine after a few meters, it takes the pilgrimage traveler on the final drop toward Pietralunga. 

Not even 1/2 kilometer later at 29.9 (28.2) kilometers total, look for signs that lead you to the left and onto a nice path.

This path is only about 170 meters in length and drops you out between two buildings of a farm!

Once you pass the farm, turning right onto the pavement, you pass an almost hidden water fountain on a curve on your right. This farm road, shown below, though paved, is only a few meters long, taking you to a left turn onto the main road, the Via San Vincenzo.

As you can see in the photo above, you are dropping to an elevation below the city, and in the last kilometer, you have a final elevation push to attain the level of the town. 

Remain on the Via San Vincenzo for about 300 meters until it ends in this staircase. 

Climb to the top of the stairs and turn left onto the SP201. Follow the terrace wall above you for about 75 meters and take the first hard right, climbing up the ramp. 

When you reach the end of this road after less than 100 meters, take a left, climbing up the next ramp. Here is Nick and Rich negotiating the climb. 

A few meters later, take the next right hand turn seen in the distance in the photo above, to join a narrow and quaint medieval street called the Via Dell'Ospedale.

A short 50 meters later, you take a left turn up the steep stairs of the Via Sant'Agostino, below.

When the stairs end, bend to the right on the Corso Giacomo Matteotti.

A few meters onward, you will see a clock tower ahead, just before the main church square. As we approached the center of town, we realized that there was a fair of some nature going on. It turned out to be the annual Truffle Festival!

A few steps later you arrive in the central plaza square. The church with the rifugio for pilgrims is to your left (west), the Chiesa di Santa Maria, shown below. It is right beside the town hall, with the flags flying. 

Upon our arrival into the square, the first thing we saw were the festival tents, but most likely the first thing you will see is this dominating tower, the La Rocca Longobarda.

To get to the Rifugio Betania Per i Pellegrini, (+39 328 033 8261) as you face the church there is this narrow stairway to the left. Take it and go through a gate to your right at the top of the stairs, going around to the back. There is a priest in the room to the right who will check you in. As always, make sure you call ahead to let them know you are coming.

This rifugio for pilgrims is a wonderful place to stay, with an incredibly warm welcome. It is even accommodating for dogs, as would have been true for San Francesco himself. 

We stayed in a room for three, and the room above us on the second floor served six. There were only five total pilgrims here on this night. 

There are several more economical choices for pilgrims, all who offer special pilgrim's rates: the B&B Luna, (+39 339 187 5331) in the center of town and the B&B Ginerva, (+39 333 617 9532, +39 335 574 3249), one kilometer east of town. There is also the Agriturismo Borgo di Cortolla, (+39 075 946 0947), about 1.5 kilometers before Pietralunga to the west. You must contact them directly for the pilgrim's rate. 

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We gathered all five for dinner, plus two more we ran into along the way, staying in private accommodation and had one of the only "community" meals on our journey. The restaurant, the Ristorante Pizzeria Locanda Dei Fiorucci was on the terrace wall in the square, overlooking the valley below. It was a lovely way to end our day six on the Way of St. Francis from Città di Castello to Pietralunga. 

Reflections, The Way of St. Francis, Città di Castello to Pietralunga

Today was a long day, but successful. I truly felt the monotony of the day, yet was able to find uniqueness along the way as well. And after wandering around the festival and testing various delicacies, and having a wonderful community meal with other pilgrims, I retired to bed with a full heart. 

And the icing on the cake greeted me that night, filling my heart even fuller!

Salutation

May your own Way of St. Francis from Città di Castello to Pietralunga fill your heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage. Ultreia!

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Gregory BackPack ~ My Favorite Brand

An ultralight backpack should serve you well for years, like my Gregory has ~ six Caminos in all! My 28L Women's pack gets a 4.7-star on Amazon (Ones for Guys too)!

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Microfiber Towel Set

Do not forget your quick-dry microfiber towel!