Urban Trekking

The XXIII National Day of Urban Trekking invites you to discover cities and villages at a slow pace, combining culture, landscape, and movement. For the 2026 edition, the guiding theme is “Saint Francis 1226–2026: in the footsteps of the essential”, an invitation to reinterpret his message through the journey and the relationship with nature and community.

The path will begin at San Pietro di Barbozza di Valdobbiadene, crossing several stretches of the Prosecco Superiore Ring among vineyards, rural roads, and panoramic views of the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene. A landscape where nature and human work meet, still telling the deep connection between the community and its land.

Following the rhythm of footsteps and leaving space for the sounds of nature, the journey will reach the Hermitage of Sant’Alberto, an ancient place of worship and pilgrimage, known over the centuries also as a place of spiritual retreat for various hermits dedicated to the choice of a life in solitude and away from the superfluous.
The stop at Sant’Alberto will thus become a particularly significant moment of the journey: an opportunity to reflect on the value of silence, solitude, and simplicity, recalling Saint Francis' message and his relationship with Creation.

From here, the pilgrimage will continue towards the Convent of the Immaculate of Lourdes, a Franciscan presence in San Pietro di Barbozza, where the Conventual Minor Friars live. A place that concretely evokes the figure of Saint Francis, in continuity with the theme of essentiality, simplicity, and the relationship with Creation that accompanies the trekking.

The path will then continue towards the area of Cartizze, a unique landscape, shaped over the centuries by human work and the relationship with nature, which, along with the other hills of the region, constitutes the cultural landscape recognized as UNESCO World Heritage.

From here, the journey will resume towards the center of San Pietro di Barbozza, where the trekking will conclude by returning to the starting point.

An experience to rediscover, through a slow pace, silence, and landscape, the beauty of simple things and the value of what truly matters.