Small Group Tour of Assisi
Assisi, Italy
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Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 3 hours
This tour of Assisi will show you the wonderful Saint Francis Basilica, Saint Rufino’s cathedral, Saint Claire's basilica and you will get to the main city square – Piazza del Comune.
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This tour of Assisi will show you the wonderful Saint Francis Basilica, Saint Rufino’s cathedral, Saint Claire's basilica and you will get to the main city square – Piazza del Comune.Come to Assisi and explore with a guide the history, art and local traditions of one of the most famous hill towns of Italy.
Meet the guide and from there on, the tour will take you to the old Roman ruins of the local amphitheatre which was reused in the Middle Ages as a quarry for stones to build local houses. You will see how the amphitheatre was turned into a private neighbourhood. From there the view towards the Rocca Maggiore Medieval castle is one of the best in the city.
Through narrow alleys and medieval squares you will reach Saint Rufino’s cathedral, Saint Claire's basilica and you will get to the main city square, Piazza del Comune. At the square you will see of the best preserved Roman temples of Italy – Minerva temple – which is surrounded by imposing Medieval government buildings.
The tour will then head down to Saint Francis Basilica which is worldwide famous for its 13th-14th C. frescoes by the best painters of Italy at that time. Among those, the most famous is Giotto.
Meet the guide and from there on, the tour will take you to the old Roman ruins of the local amphitheatre which was reused in the Middle Ages as a quarry for stones to build local houses. You will see how the amphitheatre was turned into a private neighbourhood. From there the view towards the Rocca Maggiore Medieval castle is one of the best in the city.
Through narrow alleys and medieval squares you will reach Saint Rufino’s cathedral, Saint Claire's basilica and you will get to the main city square, Piazza del Comune. At the square you will see of the best preserved Roman temples of Italy – Minerva temple – which is surrounded by imposing Medieval government buildings.
The tour will then head down to Saint Francis Basilica which is worldwide famous for its 13th-14th C. frescoes by the best painters of Italy at that time. Among those, the most famous is Giotto.
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