The point of departure is the Sanctuary of St Francis in Piediluco. With your back to the church, turn left and walk along the lakeshore, passing the circolo canottieri di Pidiluco (the local rowing club) and then a campsite. Four hundred metres further on, turn left and when you reach the SS79 road turn right until you get to the locally famous water fountain, where you turn left. You are now at Vocabolo Valle Spoletina, an ancient customs outpost marking the border between the Papal State and the Kingdom of Naples. Walk along the clearly signposted street ignoring any turnoffs. Following the yellow/blue signs and the yellow markings you will enjoy a flat stretch and then go gradually uphill to reach Labro. The walk continues through a few towns, places like Colle Rucciolo and Alvano . Then follow a trail that goes upwards through fields and juniper bushes. Once back on the paved road, when you get to a wooden cross, follow the signs you’ll see for Faggio di San Francesco. After a deserved rest in this majestic stand of beech trees, under the branches that gave shelter to St Francis, go back to the cross and follow a steep dirt path that heads downwards into the valley. It takes you back to the paved road, then turn left towards the town of Cepparo, where there is a water fountain. Continuing along the dirt road you reach the sanctuary of St Francis and the town of Poggio Bustone, where Francis turned to the people and said “Buon giorno, buona gente,” or Good morning, good people.