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Sanctuary of Greccio – Sanctuary of Greccio loop from Poggio Fidoni

Sanctuary of Greccio – Sanctuary of Greccio loop from Poggio Fidoni

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Sanctuary of Greccio – Sanctuary of Greccio loop from Poggio Fidoni

02:06

42.1km

590m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.2 km for 89 m

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5.84 km

Contigliano Alto

Highlight • Settlement

5.95 km

Contigliano Alto Historic Village

Highlight • Settlement

The historic center of Contigliano Alto is located at the top of the hill. You can enjoy the view of the village from below or climb to the top with a climb of about 1 km to admire the view over the Reatina Valley.

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13.7 km

Piazza Roma Fountain, Greccio

Highlight • Monument

Greccio, immersed in the green of the Sabina.
Panoramic and very pedalable climb.
Almost non-existent traffic

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13.7 km

Greccio

Highlight • Religious Site

GRECCIO, located in the Rieti Valley about halfway between Assisi and Rome, is - like some other places in the area - a popular destination for pilgrims, especially to San Francesco (Francis) of Assisi. In a cave above the place, where there is now a Franciscan convent (if you are interested, see komoot.com/de-de/highlight/361263 ), the famous Christmas mass with the nativity scene took place in 1223.

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16.2 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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16.7 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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25.0 km

Castle of the Dukes of Varano

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Castello Terria or Palazzo Varano is the historic residence of the Dukes Da Varano.
The building dates back to the 15th century; its current appearance is due to a renovation carried out in the 19th century by the architect Giuseppe Valadier, who created the artificial hill where it stands to protect it from river floods.

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39.6 km

2.36 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

40.0 km

1.97 km

135 m

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Highest point (700 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

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Sunday 12 July

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Sanctuary of Greccio – Sanctuary of Greccio loop from Poggio Fidoni

Contigliano Alto

Contigliano Alto Historic Village

Piazza Roma Fountain, Greccio

Greccio

Sanctuary of Greccio

Greccio Franciscan Sanctuary

Castle of the Dukes of Varano

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