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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.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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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.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli – Porziuncola, Piazza della Porziuncola 1, 06081, Assisi Italy
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.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Chiara, Piazza Santa Chiara, 06081, Assisi Italy
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Basilica Superiore di San Francesco d’ Assisi, Piazza San Francesco, Assisi Italy
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.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
