Assisi Travel Guide

  From the Basilica, June 2006
by PALLINA
 
  • From the Basilica, June 2006
      From the Basilica, June 2006
    by PALLINA
  •   Assisi
    by sylina
  • My guide book in Assisi
      My guide book in Assisi
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
  •   Assisi
    by nixca316
  • Basilica of Saint Francis
      Basilica of Saint Francis
    by alectrevor
 

Pro

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 All good - food for the soul 


Con

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 Hordes of tourists and tour busses on the weekend and religious holidays 


In a nutshell

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 Inspiring Historical Town 

 

Explore Assisi

Things to Do  

Fortezza Militare Rocca Magiore

Fortezza Militare Rocca Magiore, Assisi

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The town is dominated by two medieval castles. The larger, called Rocca Maggiore, is a massive presence meant to intimidate the people of the town: it was built by Cardinal Albornoz (1367). The smaller of the two was built much earlier, in the Roman era. However, not all of... 

Basilica of Saint Clare

Basilica of Saint Clare, Assisi

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The Basilica of Saint Clare (Basilica di Santa Chiara) is a church in Assisi. It is dedicated to and contains the remains of Saint Clare of Assisi, a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, known today as the Order of Saint Clare.After... 

Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli

Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Saint Mary of the Angels) is a church situated in the plain at the foot of the hill of Assisi in the frazione of Santa Maria degli Angeli.The basilica was constructed in the Mannerist style between 1569 and 1679 enclosing the 9th... 

Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Assisi

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor—commonly known as the Franciscan Order—in Assisi the city where St. Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian... 

Sacro Convento

Sacro Convento, Assisi

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The Sacro Convento is a Franciscan friary in Assisi. The friary is connected as part of three buildings to the upper and lower church of the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi, where the friars custody with great reverence the body of Saint Francis. St. Francis wanted to be... 

Temple of Minerva (Santa Maria sopra Minerva)

Temple of Minerva (Santa Maria sopra Minerva), Assisi

 basstbn Says:  Page under construction -One of the older sites within an ancient city, the former Temple of Minerva, now a Christian church (Santa Maria sopra Minerva) is one of Assisi's "must-sees." The entire Roman facade, with its six splendid Corinthian columns, remains from the first... 

Temple of Minerva

Temple of Minerva, Assisi

 croisbeauty Says:  Next to the Municipal Tower stands the Temple of Minerva which was re-converted into the Church of S. Maria sopra Minerva. The temple was re-converted in the first half of the 16th century, with Baroque transformations added at later date.The construction is a superb example... 

Fonte Oliviera

Fonte Oliviera, Assisi

 croisbeauty Says:  This beautiful fountain, erected in the year 1570, is situated next to Portico del Monte Frumentario and it is worthy of your attention.The running water from the fountain is very cold and drinkable. In the hot summer days, as it was during my visit to Assisi, you can stop... 

Hotels  

La Terrazza

 1 Review and 93 Opinions  Nice quiet hotel. The dinner in the hotel was very nice and so was the breakfast. Very nice, homey... 

Berti

 2 Reviews and 84 Opinions  We chose Assisi to spend our 44th wedding anniversary this last June. We just love the town and it... 

Restaurants  

Unknown: Unknown Pasticceria / Bar Café

Unknown: Unknown Pasticceria / Bar Café, Assisi

 basstbn Says:  We noticed a tasty-looking pastry in several pasticcerias and bakeries as we walked about the streets of Assisi. It quite reminded us of strudel. We later learned it is Rocciata di Assisi, a local dessert said to date back to the days of the Umbrians. Key ingredients include... 

Ristorante da Cecco: Small, warm, friendly . . . and good food.

Ristorante da Cecco: Small, warm, friendly . . . and good food., Assisi

 Beausoleil Says:  Well, I listed this as "local" but it is local in Italy so it is also an Italian restaurant, and a very good one. We stayed at the Hotel Berti and the da Cecco is their restaurant although a few steps up the street from the hotel.It is small and was very busy but the service... 

Transportation  

From the train station to the Town

From the train station to the Town, Assisi

 lotharscheer Says:  Bus C go´s every 30 minutes from the train station (buy the ticket, € 1 at the train station bar/tabacci) to Piazza Unita d´Italia (buy the ticket at the souvenir stall next to the bus stop) for Basilica di San Francesco and to Piazza Mateotti for Cattedrale di Assisi 

Assisi bus

Assisi bus, Assisi

 alectrevor Says:  At the front of Assisi railway station is the bus stop for Assisi town.If you pay the driver it is 1-50 euro , so buy a ticket at the newsagents on the station for 1 euro. It is 4 km to top, two main stops , first at the Basilica of St Francis and then the termius at top. My... 

Shopping  

pravi suvenir: figurice

pravi suvenir: figurice, Assisi

 croisbeauty Says:  Buduci da se ja bavim tekstilom meni je na vrh glave bilo krpica pa sam pozornost obratio na ove figurice. Morate priznati da su prekrasne i jedinstvene.Kada se samo prisjetim kakvo li smece i kic nude slicni ducani kod nas, ali ne i samo kod nas, dodje mi da zaurlam. Zar je... 

jako lijepo: stolnjaci

jako lijepo: stolnjaci, Assisi

 croisbeauty Says:  Moj kum je zapeo u ovom ducanu i nije se dao van a gospoða koja prodaje tako ga je strucno i šarmantno "ložila" tako da je na koncu debelo odriješio kesu.Istinabog, posoblje je vrhunske kvalitete, izradjeno od prirodnih tjanina i neobicno lijepo dizajnirano. Eh tako je to,... 

Warnings and Dangers  

The summer heat

The summer heat, Assisi

 croisbeauty Says:  When I have visited Assisi, it was the first half of July, the temperature rises up to 30C degrees and more, so it was very hot. Most of the town streets are narrow and short so you can hide yourself partly in the shadow when strolling around. When climbing up to Rocca... 

What to Pack  

My guide book in Assisi

My guide book in Assisi, Assisi

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:   Here it is my guide books that provided me details about a geographic location, tourist attractions, or most interesting itineraries inAssisi.Casa Editrice Bonechi – Italy. “The Golden Book”. Assisi. 1995, 128 pages. 

Off The Beaten Path  

houses & streets

houses & streets, Assisi

 croisbeauty Says:  Ovo je jedini kutak glavnoga gradskoga trga na kojem se ne nalazi niti jedna gradjevina od povijesnog znacaja. To medjutim ne znaci da je ovo manje lijepi dio toga trga, naprotiv. Niz ovih lijepih gradjanskih kuca u savršenom je skladu s ambijentom cijeloga trga. 

houses& streets

houses& streets, Assisi

 croisbeauty Says:  Buduci da je grad izgradjen na padajucem terenu to se u njem nalazi nebrojeno ovakvih i slicnih skalinada. Svojom gradskom arhitekturom Assisi neodoljivo podsjeca na lucki grad gdje se sve ulice slijevaju prema moru. Zbilja je medjutim, da je Umbrija jedina talijanska... 

houses

houses, Assisi

 croisbeauty Says:  Ovo je scena iz gornjeg dijela grada, otprilike na mjestu skojeg se ide prema tvrdjavi Rocca Maggiore.Izgled ove ulice i okolnih kuca neumoljivo podsjeca na naše male kale kakvih ima nebrojeno po našim otocima. 

Favorites  

Assisi

Assisi, Assisi

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  I was fortunate to visit Assisi in August of 1996 just a year before it was hit by two devastating earthquakes, that shook Umbria in September 1997 . Massive damage was caused to many historical sites.Assisi is a town in the province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the... 

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