ASSISI day trip

All the private Rome’s  Excursions are done with an English speaking driver/Escort guide and deluxe Mercedes minivan fully air conditioned that will meet you at your Hotel or residence and drive all the way to ASSISI

 

 

Drive through scenic countryside of Umbria region, one of the most picturesque region of Italy rich in vineyards, olive trees and famous hill-top Villages across the valleys to Assisi:

“Assisi is an amazing place to deepen your faith and feel the history and stories in the cobblestone streets”.

 

The Mystic town of St. Francis It was the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208,

UNESCO  designated the Franciscan structures of Assisi as a World Heritage Site in 2000.

Assisi has had a rich tradition of art through the centuries and is now home to a number of well known artists’ works

Visit The Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi (St. Francis).

 

 

The Franciscan monastery, IL Sacro Convento, and the lower and upper church (Italian: Basilica inferior and Basilica superior) of St Francis were begun immediately after his canonization in 1228, and completed in 1253. The lower church has frescoes from the late medieval artists Cimabue and Giotto; the upper church houses frescoes of scenes in the life of St. Francis.

 

Late Afternoon, drive back to Rome