⛪ Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (Basilica di San Francesco)
📍 Address: Piazza San Francesco, 2, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
🚶 How to get there: 15-minute walk from Assisi’s town center or reachable by minibus from the train station
🔍 Highlights:
- Tomb of Saint Francis in the Lower Basilica
- Giotto’s cycle of frescoes depicting the life of Saint Francis
- Cimabue’s Madonna and early Renaissance masterpieces
- Panoramic views over the Umbrian Valley
⛪ Basilica of Saint Clare (Basilica di Santa Chiara)
📍 Address: Piazza Santa Chiara, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
🚶 How to get there: 5-minute walk from Piazza del Comune (town center)
🔍 Highlights:
- Tomb of Saint Clare in the crypt
- Original San Damiano Crucifix, which spoke to Saint Francis
- Striking pink and white stone Gothic façade
- Scenic views over the Umbrian hills
🏛 Cathedral of San Rufino (Duomo di San Rufino)
📍 Address: Piazza San Rufino, 3, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
🚶 How to get there: 5-minute walk uphill from Piazza del Comune
🔍 Highlights:
- Romanesque façade with rose windows
- Baptismal font used for Saint Francis and Saint Clare
- Ancient crypt and Diocesan Museum below the church
- Peaceful interior with 12th-century elements
🕊 Hermitage of the Carceri (Eremo delle Carceri)
📍 Address: Via Eremo delle Carceri, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
🚗 How to get there: 10-minute drive or 1.5-hour hike from Assisi (taxi or shuttle available)
🔍 Highlights:
- Caves where Saint Francis prayed in solitude
- Oak forest and hiking paths on Mount Subasio
- Monastic chapels and breathtaking silence
- Ideal for spiritual reflection and nature walks
🏠 Chiesa Nuova (New Church)
📍 Address: Via Santa Maria delle Rose, 21, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
🚶 How to get there: 2-minute walk from Piazza del Comune
🔍 Highlights:
- Built on the site of Saint Francis’s family home
- Small room believed to be Francis’s childhood bedroom
- Statue of Saint Francis’s parents in the square
- Quiet and intimate chapel atmosphere
🏰 Rocca Maggiore (Assisi Fortress)
📍 Address: Via della Rocca, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
🚶 How to get there: 15-minute uphill walk from the town center
🔍 Highlights:
- Medieval fortress with panoramic views over Assisi and the valley
- Reconstructed towers and walkable ramparts
- Exhibits on medieval warfare and local history
- Great photo spot for sunsets
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