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La Verna Sanctuary – Fra' Lupo Rock loop from Chiusi della Verna

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La Verna Sanctuary – Fra' Lupo Rock loop from Chiusi della Verna

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La Verna Sanctuary – Fra' Lupo Rock loop from Chiusi della Verna

01:17

3.66km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna

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Hostel

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344 m

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 destination for Francis and his disciples for periods of meditation and prayer. Francis stayed here for the last time in 1224. It was precisely on the occasion of that last visit that the Saint received the stigmata. The complex includes the small church of Santa Maria degli Angeli built by Francis himself, the corridor and the Chapel of the Sacred Stigmata and the Basilica dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta where you can admire the Annunciation by the sculptor Andrea della Robbia. The sanctuary is surrounded by the monumental forest of La Verna, a forest of fir and beech trees cared for over the centuries by the Franciscan friars.

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Cross near La Verna

Highlight • Monument

486 m

Sasso Spicco

Highlight • Natural Monument

The so-called "Sasso Spicco" (Outstanding Rock) is one of the places where St. Francis liked to pray during his visits to La Verna.
The legends say that God revealed to Francis that this strange fissure arose at the hour when Jesus Christ died on Golgotha, as the Evangelist reports, and the rocks split. (Matt 27:14).

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1.16 km

L'Abetone – Tallest Native Tree in Italy

Highlight • Natural Monument

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1.41 km

Masso di Frate Lupo

Highlight • Natural Monument

Sasso di Frate Lupo, so called in honor of the meeting between Saint Francis and the brigand Lupo, who converted to Christianity
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173rd excursion and 2nd time in Chiusi della Verna | double ring to the Sanctuary of La Verna and Monte Penna
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👇 here is the video in 4K 👇

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1.51 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, marked by a sign attached to the boulder.
The rock is so called because Saint Francis met the wild robber Lupo here and converted him to the Christian faith. From that moment on, the robber's name was Fra' Lupo, according to Brother Agnello. The boulder itself is nothing special. However, the story of Lupo's transformation makes it a place of particular historical and religious interest.

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1.95 km

Mount Penna

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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 reaches the highest point, Monte Penna (1283 m). An ancient pagan cult of the mountain god Pen is the reason for the name Monte Penna. From the rock balcony the view sweeps over the Upper Arno Valley and an endless panorama of forests, which are now protected by the Foreste Casentinesi National Park.

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End point

Hostel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.71 km

1.31 km

318 m

169 m

118 m

Surfaces

2.33 km

590 m

503 m

198 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,250 m)

Lowest point (1,110 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

30°C

18°C

32 %

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Comments

April 3, 2024,Santuario La Verna e monte Penna (Ar)

The Sanctuary of La Verna is an oasis of peace and serenity, a place full of charm, very active from a religious point of view and also very beautiful from a naturalistic point of view.
I dedicated the first part of the route to visiting the sanctuary and all the buildings that make up the village.
Subsequently, following path 51, …

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October 29, 2023,Escursione La Verna anello alto

With passage under the largest silver fir in Europe

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May 1, 2025,MONTE PENNA, 1283m ⛰️ und "Die Tradition der Steine " MP (2)🪨

YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY
TO THE TOP
OF THE MOUNTAIN.
(Miyamoto Musashi, Japanese swordsman, 1584-1645)
⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️

Monte Penna near the La Verna Monastery is almost 100 meters higher than Poggio Brogli, which is considered the highest peak on the Way of St. Francis.

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La Verna Sanctuary – Fra' Lupo Rock loop from Chiusi della Verna

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