The ride starts at the holiday home just outside Spina. The accommodation is located on the first floor where you have a beautiful view of the surroundings. There is a spacious parking lot at the house. You reach the house via a 500 m long gravel track that is easily accessible.
The first gas station is in Torgiano after 23 km.

Bettona is reached by an endless steep road up the hill. On the quiet country road are some cypress trees and olive groves. The higher you drive, the more impressive the views become.
Bettona is also known as the 'Balcony of Umbria'. Like many other Etruscan settlements, this town is perched in a strategic position and has fantastic views over the Umbrian valley southeast of Perugia. Within the old medieval city walls is a beautiful historic center.
Without a doubt, the origin of Bettona is Umbro-Etruscan, as evidenced by numerous archaeological finds. In the well-preserved city walls, the Etruscan stones in some parts of the wall are still very visible. The rest is largely from the Middle Ages. In 114 AD. it is already mentioned in the books by the historian Pliny as Vettuna. At that time Bettona was an important place, because it was located in a strategic, military place.

In Santa Maria degli Angeli, at the foot of the hill of Assisi, is the basilica of the same name. The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels) is a monumental church from the late Renaissance. The basilica was built between 1569 and 1679. It was built over a small chapel called Portiuncula - this is the holiest place for the Franciscans. There the young Francis of Assisi received a clear sense of his vocation and distanced himself from the world to live in poverty among the poor. In the Portiuncula the mendicant order of the Franciscans or Friars Minor began.
The basilica has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of 'Assisi, St. Francis Basilica and other Franciscan sites' since 2000.

You are now approaching Assisi. The silhouette of the city is dominated by the Basilica of St. Francis and the fortress of Rocca Maggiore.
Assisi boasts of its Roman origins. The current cityscape developed in the Middle Ages. In the year 1000 Assisi became independent. At that time, the city experienced an extraordinary development, which was especially noticeable in the construction of Benedictine monasteries. Today, Assisi is one of the Italian places of pilgrimage, naturally associated with Francis of Assisi, who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. The oldest part of the city is protected by a defensive structure with a total of 8 entrances, which is surrounded by a long and very well preserved city wall that ends at the two castles Rocca Maggiore and Rocca Minore. With its narrow side streets and alleys with stairs, the old city center always offers surprising sights and views.
The Basilica di San Francesco is without a doubt one of the most beautiful basilicas in Italy and the reason Assisi is overrun with pilgrims. Immediately after the canonization of Francis, only two years after his death in 1226, the construction of the upper and lower church started. The upper church, or Basilica Superiore, is dotted with vivid scenes from the life of Francis, painted by Giotto. The lower church, or Basilica Inferiore, houses frescoes by Cimabue, Pietro Lorenzetti and Simone Martini, who were heavily influenced by Giotto's work. Here is also the Cripta di San Francesco, the monumental tomb of Francis of Assisi.

The Basilica of Santa Chiara is dedicated to Saint Clare of Assisi, one of the followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. The Santa Chiara was built between 1257 and 1265 and is the most important religious site of Assisi after the Basilica di San Francesco. Descend to the crypt, where the remains of Santa Chiara are kept. You can also admire a number of relics of Saint Clare and Saint Francis here.

The Piazza del Comune is the center of Assisi. Around the main square you will find many important monuments of the city. First of all, the Tempio di Minerva with its columns. Like the Pantheon in Rome, this is a Roman temple that has been preserved because a church was built behind it in later times: the Santa Maria Sopra Minerva. The 14th-century Palazzo del Popolo, the town hall, is still in use.

The San Rufino Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Rufino, who converted the town of Assisi to Christianity in 238 AD. Many pilgrims visit the cathedral because of the connection with Saint Francis. The cathedral has a beautiful Romanesque façade with three rose windows and is built on top of an old Roman cistern.

Near the Piazza del Comune, the Chiesa Nuova has been built on the site where Franciscus' parental home once stood. Little is left of the house, but the original wooden door is still visible. In front of the church you can see a beautiful bronze statue of Francis' parents on Piazza Chiesa Nuova.

There are many restaurants in Assisi. In the typical Umbrian Trattoria Pallota in Piazza del Comune, just in front of the Temple of Minerva, they serve dishes of excellent quality.

About four kilometers outside Assisi is the Eremo di Carceribus. The sanctuary has developed over the centuries around the cave of San Francesco and the chapel of Santa Maria. In this place Francis withdrew in reflection, to reserve for himself some periods of more intense prayer together with the first followers. From here, Brother Silvestro replied to Saint Francis that he should not only live for himself, but also give himself to the apostolate. The name 'de carceribus' comes from the shacks that resemble prisons where first the hermits, and then Francis and his companions, lived sober lives, as if they were separated from the world. When Francesco first came here, there were only natural caves in the heart of the dense forest.

The off-road track through the Monte Subasio runs from Assisi to Spello and is like an off-road highway. A wide, continuously ascending, easy-to-ride piste meanders up the mountains. The mountain rises east of Assisi. The pink-tinged rock of the mountain has been used for the construction of several Franciscan structures in this place. Wood was obtained from the extensive forests on the slopes and the water from the Fontemaggio spring has been used as drinking water since Roman times.
Since 1995, the mountain and a large area to the east of it has been declared a protected nature reserve: the Parco del Monte Subasio. The bare top of Monte Subasio (1290 m) is flattened.

Just before entering Spello you can take a coffee break at Il Giardino di Spello. Here you can enjoy delicious ice cream and pastries. There is also a spacious parking lot at the store.

Spello has a captivating culture and not only holds two popular festivals each year, but also hosts regular concerts and events. The city still has well-preserved city walls that once protected the city from attacks. The medieval church of Santa Maria Maggiore, just off the main square, has a Romanesque gate and a 13th-century bell tower. At the top of the hill that overlooks the city, you get beautiful panoramas of the landscape.
When you are in Spello during Corpus Domini, usually at the end of May or the first days of June, you can admire the festival of L'Infiorata (Flower Carpets). The streets are covered with beautiful floral paintings made from flowers picked by the local residents from the surrounding hills. In August, the culture and arts festival takes place with open-air concerts and exhibitions taking place all over the city.

Foligno is one of the few ancient centers in Umbria that is not located on a hill. Its position and an industrial tradition dating back to the 14th century have made it a commercial and industrial city. Economic development, bombings and earthquakes (the last in 1997) have erased traces of the past, although the Duomo with its white-red striped stones and the Palazzo Trinci have remained intact. The first has its beautiful side entrance (1201); the interior has been remodeled in neoclassical style. The Palazzo Trinci is one of the most interesting late Gothic residences in central Italy. The fresco cycles form an encyclopedia of humanistic culture from the early 15th century.
Goldsmiths, silverware, wood carvings, pottery, yarn and hemp, wool and silk, paper, organ makers, foundries... the list of Foligno's production in its golden age (1310-1439) does not end.

The drive continues through the rolling hills surrounding Montefalco with its picturesque olive groves, orchards and vineyards.
Surrounded by the Umbrian hills, Montefalco is sandwiched between Foligno to the north and Spoleto to the south. Montefalco is a picturesque place in the hills where the medieval buildings are surrounded by a beautiful landscape. The stone buildings and historic churches provide insight into Montefalco's fascinating past. In the center are a number of churches. The Chiesa di San Francesco is home to a museum where you can admire some of the region's finest artistic and historical objects.

Just outside Todi you drive over the Tiber. The Tiber (Latin: Tiberis, Italian: Tevere) is the third longest river in Italy, after the Po and the Adige, at 404 kilometers in length. It flows from Mount Fumaiolo (near Verghereto, on the border between Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany) through Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio and Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea, where it flows into two branches. It flows in the south through the suburbs of Ostia-Isola Sacra and in the north through that of Fiumicino.

In Marsciano you pass the last gas station before you reach the holiday home.