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

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3.11km

150m

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Moderate hike. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna

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231 m

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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299 m

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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422 m

Sasso Spicco

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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 …

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1.19 km

Masso di Frate Lupo

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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 …

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1.31 km

Fra' Lupo Rock

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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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1.76 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 …

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3.11 km

End point

Hostel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.33 km

1.24 km

262 m

214 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.48 km

608 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,250 m)

Lowest point (1,110 m)

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Tuesday 3 November

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Comments

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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