I Walked a 200-mile Mountain Trail Through Italy With My Granddaughter — Here's What We Learned

Nov 05, 2021 604

BY: John Martin

"Count me in, Pops!"  That was my granddaughter's response when I invited her to make a 200-mile trek through the Apennines range of mountains down central Italy. I chose this trek after reading an account by a photographer friend who had done it several years ago. A little history: A Catholic frier from a hill town in Italy lived and preached a life of poverty. He believed that he should pattern his life as closely as he could to that of Jesus. Others began to follow him and his teachings.

The trek we aimed to walk approximates the path taken by Francis and his first 11 followers from La Verna, Italy, to Rome in 1209 to seek permission from Pope Innocent III to establish a new religious order. We are not Catholic but can trace our religious heritage through Francis and his contemporaries. Appropriately, the walk is called Via di Francesco, or "The Way of St. Francis."

 
 

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SOURCE: https://www.travelandleisure.com

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