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Sanctuary of Greccio loop from Santuario di Greccio

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Sanctuary of Greccio loop from Santuario di Greccio

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Sanctuary of Greccio loop from Santuario di Greccio

01:23

4.36km

190m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 13, 2026

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1.95 km

Greccio Franciscan Sanctuary

Highlight • Religious Site

Above the town of Greccio, in the wooded hills of the Rieti Valley (located about halfway between Assisi and Rome), Saint Francis combined Christmas mass with a nativity scene on Christmas Eve 1223. In some depictions of this Christmas event there is a peculiarity: the baby Jesus is not lying in the manger or in his mother's lap, but is being taken in Francis's arms.
Even though Francis is often referred to as the founder of the European nativity scene tradition, there have also been nativity scenes before. But what was important to him was the vivid representation of the event - actually incomprehensible to the mind - that the great, infinite God becomes human. San Francesco connects the divine childhood of Jesus with the celebration of the Eucharist, in which the living God gives himself to us again - this time in the form of bread and wine.
“We have come to worship HIM” – that was the motto of the XX. World Youth Day, which was celebrated in Cologne in August 2005. Every Christmas picture, every nativity scene invites the viewer to follow this motto and to emulate the Three Wise Men (the first pilgrims to Christ), Francis of Assisi and all the saints.

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Statues in the Monastery Garden of Greccio

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In the monastery garden of the sanctuary of Greccio (see komoot.com/de-de/highlight/361263 ) there are several statues: an angel figure and Pope John Paul II.

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2.17 km

Nativity Museum at the Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

Many different representations of the one event, the incarnation of God, which cannot be understood with the mind, are brought together here in images. They are intended to help us to recognize the invisible - God's presence in this world - through the visible sign of the manger.

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2.19 km

Sanctuary of Greccio

Highlight • Religious Site

This is the place where St. Francis created the first crib of the Christian tradition. The Sanctuary stands in an exceptional position, clinging to the rock and with a unique view of the Rieti plain, nearby Greccio and the Terminillo massif. It can be visited every day and is open from 09.00 to 18.00. Whether you are a believer or not, it is highly suggestive to visit this place, especially during the Christmas period.

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4.36 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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3.62 km

322 m

187 m

172 m

< 100 m

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3.62 km

323 m

217 m

187 m

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Sanctuary of Greccio loop from Santuario di Greccio

Greccio Franciscan Sanctuary

Statues in the Monastery Garden of Greccio

Nativity Museum at the Monastery

Sanctuary of Greccio

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