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Tour to discover a particular and unknown moment in the history of Assisi.
Men and women who inspired by the courage of St. Francis have decided to put their own lives at stake to save that of others. The protagonists have names little known even to the Assisans themselves but they make up an epic picture of the “seraphic” city between 1943 and 1945.
Tour in which we will reconstruct history and relive the dark atmosphere of that period, however, illuminated by the light of hope …
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Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Starts: PG, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Tour to discover a particular and unknown moment in the history of Assisi.
Men and women who inspired by the courage of St. Francis have decided to put their own lives at stake to save that of others. The protagonists have names little known even to the Assisans themselves but they make up an epic picture of the “seraphic” city between 1943 and 1945.
Tour in which we will reconstruct history and relive the dark atmosphere of that period, however, illuminated by the light of hope …
Itinerary
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Stop At: Cathedral of San Rufino, Piazza San Rufino, 3, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
Romanesque church, the only one in the city also the sepulcher of bishops and we will go to see the tomb of Bishop Placido Nicolini
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Chiara, Piazza Santa Chiara, 06081, Assisi Italy
In the square there was the workshop of the Brizi printers, protagonists of the story we will tell.
The square was the connecting point between the various protagonists of history
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Museo della Memoria, Piazza Vescovado 3, 06081, Assisi Italy
A magical and unusual place in which to get to know the facts, places and characters that have marked the history of Assisi.
Photos, videos and documents will take us back in time …
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Monastero Clarisse S. Quirico, Via Giovanni di Bonino 5, 06081, Assisi Italy
One of the most popular places for displaced and persecuted people. The hospitality of the nuns was such that they managed to house dozens of people and entire families even for months. It was the monastery that became the “city” of the new arrivals! If available we can talk to one of the nuns of the monastery
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Via Portica, Assisi Italy
Passage road, where one of the protagonists of our history lived
Stop At: Piazza del Comune Centro storico, 06081, Assisi Italy
From the story to the reality of handmade products still made today. We will end the tour by visiting one of the few craft shops still active in the city, where modernity and the past merge in an environment where history is breathed.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Libreria Marco Zubboli, Piazza del Comune 18, 06081, Assisi Italy
After so much talk, you can “touch” the care and love you need to continue using old tools to produce new products. Visit to the atelier.
Duration: 30 minutes
