Pilgrimages
Experience
Adventure
October 2026
Assisi, Italy
We will be staying in the hilltop town of Assisi with restaurants, shops, multiple churches, significant Franciscan sites and beautiful original artwork all within walking distance.
Early morning stillness, surrounded by beauty invites a contemplative stance.
Traversing through the town on cobblestone streets with ancient stonework architecture is like stepping back in time.
Mystical evenings will leave us with a deep sense of gratitude.
The Basilica of St. Clare overlooking the valley is captivating day and night, inside and out
Assisi is a hilltop village with many points of interest at both the top, bottom and sides of the village. We will be walking up and down the hills of Assisi and the surrounding areas daily. Please remember to bring comfortable walking shoes.
The food, the wine and the outstanding gelato in Assisi all add so much to the experience. As our previous pilgrims can attest to, we will be stopping for gelato as often as possible!
In the words of my friend and mystical teacher, James Finley from The Living School for Action and Contemplation “we are inviting you to assume an inner stance that offers the least resistance of being overcome by grace”.
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2026
Event Date
October 2026
We will be staying in the hilltop town of Assisi with restaurants, shops, multiple churches, significant Franciscan sites and beautiful original artwork all within walking distance.
- Assisi, Italy
Leaders:
Ken & Delores
What Are Contemplative Pilgrimages?
Assisi, Italy is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of St. Francis, the founder of the Franciscan Order and St. Clare the foundress of the Poor Clare’s. It’s a beautiful, peaceful, medieval village in Italy.
As a pilgrimage site it is truly unique.
Come, join Delores Montpetit and her husband Ken Skuba on our fifth annual Contemplative Pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy. Your life will be enriched and transformed through participation in historical Franciscan visits and teachings, meditation, reflective photography, journaling and simple Expressive Arts experiences.
We will be exploring Assisi and the surrounding areas related to St. Francis and St. Clare in Umbria, Tuscany and Lazio with a small pilgrimage group of up to 16 pilgrims, with a minimum of ten pilgrims. Please only book your flights once we have confirmed we have the required amount of people.
Bring whichever camera you have, cell phones to professional cameras. Delores will be sharing “pro tips” with you.
Pope Francis made a pilgrimage to the hillside Italian town of Assisi in October 2013, following in the footsteps of his namesake St. Francis, to honour the saints feast day. During his talks which Delores attended, he made it clear that he is inviting us to re-discover St. Francis and St. Clare.







