Cammino Celeste

• Lunghezza:

  200 km

• Tappe:

  10

• Partenza:

  Aquileia (Il prologo parte dall’Isola di Barbana)

• Arrivo:

  Monte Lussari

The Cammino Celeste is a pilgrimage that originated at the initiative of a
group of people belonging to
different associations and united
by being pilgrims, women and
men who physically
set out on a journey to reach a
spiritual goal.
It is a Path that unites three
different countries and is composed of as many routes originating in
locations particularly significant for the history and tradition of
faith of our lands:
– One in Italy: Aquileia where
the Gospel was first proclaimed and from where
missionaries took the Christian proclamation to the heart
of Europe.
– One in Slovenia: Brezje, near
Kranj, the most important place of
invocation of the Mother of God
in Slovenia.
– One in Austria: Maria Saal, above Klagenfurt, a splendid church
with origins around the 8th century,
center of great importance for
the history of Carinthia and for the cultural and religious identity of
so-called Mitteleuropa.
The three routes, starting from their respective places of origin, reunite
in Camporosso, then ascend
Mount Lussari gaining its
summit at 1760 meters above sea level.

STAGE 1: Aquileia – Aiello

Sixteen and a half kilometers long, it runs through country terrain without encountering any elevation gain.

From the Basilica d’Aquileia one passes the Via Sacra to reach the nearby hamlet of Monastero; by country roads skirting the bank of the Natissa River one passes the villages of Borgo Sandrigo and Capo di Sopra.

Crossing the state highway to Gorizia, you reach the village of Perteole to arrive after two kilometers in Aiello.

STAGE 2: Aiello – Cormons

It is 17 kilometers long, and also in this STAGE there is no particular height difference.

Passing the highway overpass, you reach Crauglio after a kilometer. You then pass the long bridge over the Torre stream, and the village of Versa, and then travel along the left bank of the stream of the same name.

Along the embankment, the villages of Medea and Borgnano are skirted and the former railroad variant route is reached, leading all the way to Cormons.

Locations traversed:

• Aiello del Friuli
• Crauglio
• Pour
• Cormons

STAGE 3: Cormons – Castelmonte

It has a development of 26 1/2 kilometers.

After the village of Vencò, proceed along the dirt roads of the rolling hills of Collio, passing the villages of Lonzano, Scriò and Mernicco until you reach Albana from where you continue along trail 748.

After a long uphill stretch through the verdant woods of San Pietro di Chiazzacco, we reach the sanctuary of Castelmonte at an altitude of 618 meters.

From Brazzano, it is possible to vary the Camino: traveling an additional eight kilometers, one can visit the medieval Abbey of Rosazzo.

STAGE 10: Valbruna – Sanctuary on Mount Lussari

About a dozen kilometers long.

From Valbruna we continue for a few kilometers to Camporosso, from where the old pilgrims’ road starts, leading to Mount Lussari at an altitude of 1766 meters, where the Marian Shrine, the destination of our Cammino Celeste.

The goal at the Shrine is reached!

Signage, the cross and delight of every trail that unravels in places of great naturalistic impact, high “wilderness” and in cold and rainy mountain environments, is “refreshed” every spring. Recently, thanks to a European grant, at major crossroads or near population centers, printed panels and markers have been used that are less deteriorating than the classic blue arrow painted on walls, lanes or trees that distinguishes Cammino Celeste.

From Cividale del Friuli to the destination, we pass through unspoiled areas: wild forests and woodlands, with many streams and small villages spaced apart, rich in wildlife. In some areas foxes, deer, wild boar, some lynx pass through. The route, moreover, grazes areas where rare bears also live, which, however, have never been reported by pilgrims from 2006, when the Cammino was born, to the present.

Several sections of Cammino Celeste have been traveled by people with disabilities, in many cases accompanied, drawing significant benefit. Certainly the first few STAGES, all the way to Cormons, are passable to wheelchair users, while other stretches, even uphill, have been walked by people with other types of disabilities, properly accompanied.

Many young people, scout groups, and even tough retirees made the route in tents, receiving good reception everywhere. Except for the campgrounds, places to wait were not surveyed, as currently campers have not reported any problems.

The complete list of accommodations stage by stage. On each link you can find accommodations, restaurants, farmhouses, pharmacies, useful numbers and much more

It is possible to contact the association Iter Aquieleiense through the following contact form or through the e-mail address: camminoceleste@libero.it

Please also send us your opinions and suggestions to the Cammino website: they will always be listened to and contribute to the improvement of the organization of Cammino Celeste.

Associazione Iter Aquileiense

via D Olea 10 – 34070 Mariano del Friuli (GO)

e-mail: camminoceleste@libero.it

President: Giuseppe Poiana

cell: +39 340 842 6869 (only for serious needs)