Assisi

Assisi is known to be the city in which they were born, they lived and died Saint Francis, patron d’Italy, e St. Clare. Visit this city of’Umbria, it means taking a journey through history, discovering one of the oldest and most authentic cities in Italy.

A quote that well collects all the magic and mysticism that gives a trip to Assisi is that of Guido Piovene who says so “Assisi, like so many cities in Umbria, but perhaps to a greater extent, it gives the happiness that comes from the grace and perfection of everything on which the eyes rest, without anything strident intruding to interrupt contemplation and spoil abandonment”.

Assisi is undoubtedly one of the destinations not to be missed on your journey to discover the’Umbria, It is one of villages most beautiful in the province of Perugia to be discovered slowly, strolling through the cobbled streets overlooked by stone buildings, admiring the sacred places and the wonderful views.

Despite being relatively small, there are many attractions to visit both religious and non-religious. One or two days are enough to visit the city, if you are planning a weekend out of town it is one of the perfect destinations for a few days.

What is there to visit in Assisi? The visit can only begin with its symbol and what Assisi evokes, the Basilica of San Francesco which dominates Mount Subasio and which is composed of two superimposed churches and a crypt where the remains of the Saint are kept. The church, as well as being one of the most important medieval monuments that have come down to us, it is also an important testimony of Italian art, it preserves frescoes and works by the greatest 14th century painters such as Giotto, Cimabue, the Lorenzetti. The Upper Church, characterized by a Gothic facade, keeps incredible frescoes by Giotto which illustrate in 28 did you caption the life of St. Francis of Assisi.

Worth a stop there Church of Santa Chiara which was erected immediately after his death on the spot where the ancient church of San Giorgio stood where they were kept (until the 1230) the remains of San Francesco): The Gothic style church preserves the Crucifix inside, according to tradition he spoke to San Francesco, it houses frescoes from the Umbrian school of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and in the crypt there is a sarcophagus statue with the bones of the Saint.

Climb up over the Rocca Maggiore which for centuries has protected the medieval town of Assisi and which is located where a castle once stood, destroyed during a popular uprising of 1198. The fortress was in fact rebuilt in 1365 by Cardinal Egidio Albornoz as a lookout point. At the highest point of the walls, join the Male, from which you can enjoy an incredible view over the Umbrian Valley, from which you can see Perugia and Spoleto.

In the heart of Assisi, in Piazza del Comune, the Temple of the Minerva of Assisi it will catch your attention. It is a hymn to the ancient world; the monument built during the 1st century, it is perfectly preserved and today houses the Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. Ghoethe when in his I travel to italy, he admired the temple he was fascinated by it, because he found himself in front of the first intact monument of antiquity he had ever seen. In the square do not miss the Tower of the People, the Priory palace seat of the municipality of Assisi and on the eastern side of the square, you cannot fail to notice the monumental fountain surrounded by balustrades.

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