Assisi Trip Overview
Assisi – 3/4 hours – Walking through olive trees and river.
An intact piece of the Umbrian Countryside a place of harmony and silence at the foot of the great Basilica of St Francis of Assisi; a walk through this landscape becomes an inner journey – one that inspired Michelangelo Pistoletto to create a stunning work of land art.
This is a woodland under Fai protection.
Through a gateway in the wall surrounding the square of the Basilica Superiore in Assisi you enter in a narrow path that leads to a wide valley floor, at the foot of the city centre. This is no ordinary excursion; rather, it is an ongoing, peaceful discovery, a new form of pilgrimage into history and into the sacred, through 64 hectares of nature, amid wooded tracts, cultivated fileds, walls of pink stone, clearings and olive groves – a 64 hectare plot that years of neglect had reduced to a dumping ground, but which FAI has now salvaged in its entierity.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Assisi, Italy
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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Assisi – 3/4 hours – Walking through olive trees and river.
An intact piece of the Umbrian Countryside a place of harmony and silence at the foot of the great Basilica of St Francis of Assisi; a walk through this landscape becomes an inner journey – one that inspired Michelangelo Pistoletto to create a stunning work of land art.
This is a woodland under Fai protection.
Through a gateway in the wall surrounding the square of the Basilica Superiore in Assisi you enter in a narrow path that leads to a wide valley floor, at the foot of the city centre. This is no ordinary excursion; rather, it is an ongoing, peaceful discovery, a new form of pilgrimage into history and into the sacred, through 64 hectares of nature, amid wooded tracts, cultivated fileds, walls of pink stone, clearings and olive groves – a 64 hectare plot that years of neglect had reduced to a dumping ground, but which FAI has now salvaged in its entierity.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Bosco di San Francesco, Via Ponte dei Galli, 06081, Assisi Italy
10 a.m. Meeting point at St. Francis Wood. Guided excursion of St. Francis Wood located in Assisi. (Fai Guide or authorized environmental guide) This magical wood, (part of the FAI National Heritage Fund) with a history spanning millenia, is a mystical spot, soothing to both the eyes and the spirit, where Saint Francis’ words come to life.The city of Assisi, St. Francis Basilica and other Franciscan sites constitute a World Heritage Site. English guided tour to discover the history and the beauty of this charming town, including a visit to St.Francis’s Basilica with its famous Giotto frescoes. It is incluede a Lunch box pic-nic for a special tasting of umbrian local food in a dedicated area ( optional lunch in a local restaurant with supplement)
Duration: 2 hours
