Guided Tour of Assisi: Spirituality, Art & Nature with Carlo Acutis

Highlights

• Spirituality & History
• Art & Architecture
• Natural Landscape

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi

   1h

   Our guide will find you next to the Basilica information office located in the Lower Basilica square. Please note that Sundays and holidays explanation of the Basilica from outside and free entry. The visit will begin by visiting the tomb of San Francisco. His mortal remains have rested here for 800 years. In the Lower Basilica the painted decorations speak of the Franciscan virtues, of the example of Francis in his life as the man Christ. In the Upper Basilica we will focus on the life of the Saint and his relationship with the time in which he lived and with the personalities he met such as Popes and nobles, also with the simple people who surrounded him. More than 5000 square meters of frescoes painted by Giotto, Cimabue, Simone Martini and Pietro Lorenzetti.

2. 2

   Santuario della Spogliazione Assisi

   45min

   Today known as the Sanctuary of Dispossession, where Francisco renounces his rich family inheritance. First cathedral of Assisi built on the remains of a Roman-era house. Place where thousands of pilgrims arrive who want to venerate the remains of the young Carlo Acutis, guide of young Christians who wish to combine their religious values with the use of new technologies.

3. 3

   Piazza del Comune

   30min

   The Municipal Plaza presents buildings from even more than 2000 years ago. The Roman temple known today as Santa Maria sopra Minerva is located next to the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo. At the base of its bell tower a tombstone shows the length measurements valid in the city in medieval times. Opposite is the city's Town Hall, which is still the seat of local government. It is the appropriate place to have a glass of wine, eat a plate of pasta with truffle, enjoy an ice cream or get lost in the numerous souvenir and typical product shops.

4. 4

   Piazza Santa Chiara

   15min

   Here we will end our tour. There is a magnificent view of the valley at the foot of Assisi. For those who want to visit the interior of the Basilica of Santa Clara we will give you some information about what can be seen inside: The Crucifix of San Damiano (in front of which Francis discovered his religious vocation) and the tomb where the remains of the founder rest. of the Poor Clares.

Before you go

Location