Assisi from Rome – Private Day Tour with Luxury Car

This tour will lead you into a spiritual dimension. Your driver will pick you up and bring you to the appointment with your professional guide in Assisi.

The memory of Saint Francis and Giotto permeate the little town of Assisi: both changed the way of conceiving faith and painting.
Situated in Umbria, a region between Rome and Florence, it acts as a magnet for tourists, not only for the spectacular Basilica but also for the beauty of the hills, its art, and good living.

Basilica of Santa Maria Degli Angeli

Your driver will pick you up from your hotel and lead you to this mystic site. On the way, you will enjoy the beautiful Italian countryside.

This stop is essential to understand Francis’s life.

Your guide will wait for you at Santa Maria Degli Angeli, where Francis prayed and died ( the Porziuncola). The Porziuncola is a 9th-century little church enclosed in a Papal Basilica, is the most sacred place for the Franciscans.

Santa Chiara Basilica
You will enjoy strolling around the narrow streets of the ancient town and reach the Church of Santa Chiara. Its Byzantine Crucifix revealed to the Saint his mission. In this Basilica, pilgrims can venerate the mortal remains of St. Clare, and pray silently in front of the Crucifix, using the Saint’s words.
Note: When the Basilica closes to visitors on Sunday, and religious holiday ( 1st and 6th Jan / 15th Aug /1sr Nov / 8th and 25th Dec ), the guide explains the church and its history from outside.

On the way to Piazza del Comune (Town Hall Square), you will pass the Oratorio, the birthplace of St. Francis, with the remarkable Augustan Temple of Minerva.

Basilica of Saint Francis
The main highlight is the Basilica of Saint Francis, the goal of countless pilgrimages, whose Crypt contains the tomb of the Saint. Artists from all over Italy, such as Giotto, Cimabue, and Simone Martini, frescoed the dark vaulted Lower Church. The walls of the upper Church are decorated mostly by Giotto with Scenes of the Old and New Testament. It is a real mystic place also for not-Christians, immersed in a spectacular environment.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

• Assisi from Rome – Private Day Tour with Luxury Car
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• Transportation by air conditioned luxury car
• Guided tour of the Basilicas and of the town
• Professional Certified Tour Guide. Kindly ask for languages that are not listed..
• 2 hours free time for lunch and exploring
• Pick up and drop off from all Hotels, B&B and Apartments

• Offerings to Saint Francis Basilica

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This Booking Confirmation Voucher is all you need. No further confirmation is needed.
The guide will take care of all admission formalities.

Pick up time is on your Confirmation Voucher, but kindly share with us a mobile phone (if possible with WhatsApp connection) and check your e-mail a couple of days before the tour. Pick up time might vary depending on your location. Pick up time is also customizable according to your need. Our aim is to plan your day in the best way, optimizing your precious time!

**If you do not receive further messages default time is confirmed!**

Kindly, wait in the lobby of your hotel and inform the concierge you are waiting for the driver or in the street in front of the civic number of your apartment.

We remind you that on Sunday and religious hilidays ( see tour description ) Tha Basilica of Saint Chiara is closed to visitors and it be be described from outside.

Please be advised..

• This Tour is Provided by RGV Incoming Srl.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Rome.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 7 Travelers is accepted for booking.