Private St. Francis Basilica of Assisi & City Walking Tour

Highlights

• St. Francis Basilica
• Private Official Guide
• Assisi's Treasures

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Basilica di Santa Chiara

   20min

   Meet the guide at 10:30am and visit the Basilica dedicate to St. Clare. The Basilica (Basilica di Santa Chiara in Italian) is a church 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.

2. 2

   Chiesa Nuova

   20min

   Chiesa Nuova. The Chiesa Nuova is a church in Assisi, Italy, built in 1615 on the site of the presumed birthplace of St. Francis, the house of Pietro di Bernardone. It was then called Chiesa Nuova because it was the last church to be built in Assisi at that time.

3. 3

   Santa Maria sopra Minerva

   20min

   The Temple of Minerva is an ancient Roman building in Assisi, Umbria, central Italy. It currently houses a church, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, built in 1539 and renovated in Baroque style in the 17th century.

4. 4

   Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi

   30min

   Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the basilica of St. Francis was built under the direction of Brother Elias, vicar general and architect of the order, starting in 1228, just two years after the saint's death, as a place designed to receive his remains.

5. 5

   Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi

   30min

   If the solemn and dark lower basilica invites penance and silence, the upper church soars into the sky, airy and bright. In a Gothic style with French influences, the nave has four bays, cross vaulting, and a polygonal transept and apse.

Before you go

Location