La Verna Sanctuary – Monte Calvano Summit loop from Chiusi della Verna

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La Verna Sanctuary – Monte Calvano Summit loop from Chiusi della Verna

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La Verna Sanctuary – Monte Calvano Summit loop from Chiusi della Verna

04:49

14.8km

610m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

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Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna

Waypoints

Start point

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1.50 km

La Verna Sanctuary

Highlight • Religious Site

The place where the sanctuary is located today was donated to Saint Francis by Count Orlando Cattani of Chiusi in 1213. First a hermitage was founded which became a recurring …

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1.54 km

View of the Sanctuary of La Verna from below

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here you find yourself at the foot of the rock, which is cut vertically, and look up to the sky to admire the magnificence of the rock! The ascent of …

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2.60 km

The Icehouse of Cattiglio

Highlight • Cave

The name of this place is linked to the local tradition of using caves for food preservation. The rocks and the shade of the forest help to isolate the cavities …

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4.33 km

Croce della Calla

Mountain Pass

5.22 km

Monte Calvano Summit

Highlight • Summit

Located at 1,254 meters above sea level, the top of Mount Calvano is characterized by an immense meadow between Casentino and Valtiberina. It is not far from the Verna sanctuary …

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9.60 km

Cave of Saint Francis' Bed

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There are several chapels along the 78 meter long corridor from the basilica to the Chapel of the Stigmata, which is called Corridoio delle stimmate (“Corridor of the Stigmata”). The …

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10.5 km

Fra' Lupo Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

On the path that leads from the La Verna monastery to Monte Penna, there is a huge boulder that towers over the abyss. It is the Sasso di Frate Lupo, …

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10.9 km

Mount Penna

Highlight • Summit

From the monastery of La Verna, the hiking trail follows a gradual climb, past the monumental fir, the highest silver fir in Italy, the Sasso di Fra Lupo, and finally …

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14.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.83 km

4.86 km

1.24 km

1.02 km

525 m

301 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.45 km

3.60 km

3.50 km

2.93 km

350 m

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Weather

Friday 16 October

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Comments

September 26, 2023,[524] Franziskusweg: La Verna | Der heilige Berg 🌤 🥾🥾 ☕️

Today is all about the La Verna monastery. For every Francis Way pilgrim, La Verna is one of the highlights - Saint Francis received his stigmata here in 1224. Apart from that, the monastery sits fantastically on a rock. In the morning we first attend mass and get ready for the following monastery tour. The monastery complex exudes a certain …

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June 21, 2025,Anello inferiore e superiore de La Verna + monte Calvano

Starting from Chiusi della Verna you can take the mule track that leads to the convent, but the lower ring path is closed by a gate. If you are lucky enough, like me, to meet an employee who opens and lets you pass, once he has closed the gate, you will pass through one of the woods, in my opinion, …

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July 14, 2024,Un cammino nella Foresca Sacra della Verna - 14.07.2024

A walk in the Sacred Forest of La Verna

Inspired by a tour taken from the book "Journeying with three saints, a blessed and a poet" by Alessandro Ferrini

Path:
Beccia - Chapel of the Birds - La Verna - Chapel - Poggiolino dei Venti - Monte Calvano - Croce alla Calla - Fra David's Cave - Icehouse - Beccia

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