Assisi and WWII: Heroes by Chance and Vocation

Highlights

• Guided Tour of Assisi
• Untold History
• Historical Atmosphere

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Stop 1

   20min

   Romanesque church, the only one in the city also the sepulcher of bishops and we will go to see the tomb of Bishop Placido Nicolini

2. 2

   Basilica di Santa Chiara

   10min

   In the square there was the workshop of the Brizi printers, protagonists of the story we will tell. The square was the connecting point between the various protagonists of history

3. 3

   Museo della Memoria

   50min

   A magical and unusual place in which to get to know the facts, places and characters that have marked the history of Assisi. Photos, videos and documents will take us back in time ...

4. 4

   Monastero Clarisse S. Quirico

   15min

   One of the most popular places for displaced and persecuted people. The hospitality of the nuns was such that they managed to house dozens of people and entire families even for months. It was the monastery that became the "city" of the new arrivals! If available we can talk to one of the nuns of the monastery

5. 5

   Via Portica

   Pass by

   Passage road, where one of the protagonists of our history lived

6. 6

   Piazza del Comune

   10min

   From the story to the reality of handmade products still made today. We will end the tour by visiting one of the few craft shops still active in the city, where modernity and the past merge in an environment where history is breathed.

7. 7

   Libreria Marco Zubboli

   30min

   After so much talk, you can "touch" the care and love you need to continue using old tools to produce new products. Visit to the atelier.

Before you go

Location