Cribs

I visited the Sanctuary near Grecchio. From Rieti, this meant a half hour train trip and a 4km walk up the hill. It was well worth it, you can see the placed St Francis and the monks lived and in honour of his invention of the Christmas crib, there are dozens of modern cribs from all around the world.
On my way back to the train I saw 2 minibuses full of nuns going up to the sanctuary. There must be vespers or some other ceremony. Of course things are planned there for St Francis' feast day on the 4th.
This area us full of places like this, but because they are a little off the beaten track, most of the people you meet are Italians. The rest of us should also try to see them, if it is possible

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