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Spend a day in Assisi and Orvieto with your own private guide, and follow in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi, Italy’s patron saint. On a walking tour, you’ll explore the UNESCO World Heritage–listed town and visit the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. After a break for lunch, head to Orvieto to admire its striking Gothic cathedral.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Spend a day in Assisi and Orvieto with your own private guide, and follow in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi, Italy’s patron saint. On a walking tour, you’ll explore the UNESCO World Heritage–listed town and visit the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. After a break for lunch, head to Orvieto to admire its striking Gothic cathedral.
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Stop At: Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli – Porziuncola, Piazza della Porziuncola 1, 06081, Assisi Italy
An interesting visit to St. Francis Basilica with his early Renaissance master-pieces by Giotto and Cimabue and the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels ,
After the death of Saint Francis in 1226, the friars built several small huts around the Porziuncola. In 1230, a refectory and some adjacent buildings were added. In the course of time, little porticoes and accommodations for the friars were added around the Porziuncola. Some foundations of these were discovered during excavations under the floor of the present basilica between 1967 and 1969.
As vast numbers of pilgrims came flocking to Assisi to receive the “Pardon of Assisi” the small space of the Porziuncola became completely inadequate to house all these pilgrims. The necessity grew to build a church incorporating the Porziuncola. The buildings around the shrine were taken down by order of Pope Pius V (1566-1572), except the Chapel of the Transito, the cell in which St. Francis had died. Construction of the basilica started on 25 March 1569.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pinacoteca Comunale Palazzo Vallemani, Via San Francesco 12, 06081, Assisi Italy
Splendid baroque residence with frescoed vaults at the beginning of the seventeenth century by Umbrian and Tuscan painters – the Pinacoteca Comunale di Assisi is on display, which includes a conspicuous group of medieval and Renaissance frescoes
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Chiara, Piazza Santa Chiara, 06081, Assisi Italy
Visit the church of Santa Chiara , The church was built, after the death of Santa Chiara, between 1257 and 1265, around the ancient church of San Giorgio, which until 1230 had kept the mortal remains of St. Francis
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d’Assisi, Piazza S. Francesco, 2, 06081, Assisi Italy
The mystic town of Saint Francis, sill surrounded by its ancient walls, built on the green slopes of Mount Subasio, with its colourful houses of ink stone. Narrow streets, flower decked balconies and noble palaces provide beautiful views for memorable pictures (do not forget your camera). An interesting visit to St. Francis Basilica with his early Renaissance master-pieces by Giotto and Cimabue and the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Da Cecco, Piazza S. Pietro, 8, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
Free time for lunch tasting the tipical localfood and wine , shopping and walking. after 1 hour the tour will start again
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Duomo di Orvieto, Piazza del Duomo 26, 05018, Orvieto Italy
tour continues to Orvieto, where you can admire the magnificence of its Gothic Cathedral a masterpiece of Gothic architecture with a glistening façade of stained glass, mosaics and sculptures. Soak up Orvieto’s charms and admire the countless churches that are scattered around its center. Head back to Rome and finish your tour at hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
