Sanctuaries and Franciscan Sites surround Assisi

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Pass By: Umbria Con Me Day Tours, St. Pietro Nenni, 06081, Assisi Italy

Tours Franciscan sites around Assisi

Stop At: Via San Damiano, Assisi Italy

San Damiano is a church with a monastery near Assisi, Italy. Built in the 12th century, it was the first monastery of the Order of Saint Clare, where Saint Clare built her community.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli - Porziuncola, Piazza della Porziuncola 1, 06081, Assisi Italy

Built on a grandiose scale, the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli is the seventh largest Christian church. Its magnificence may be at odds with the simplicity preached by St Francis himself but the flocks of pilgrims coming to visit the primitive Porziuncola chapel and the Cappella del Transito called for a building that was able to accomodate the faithful.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Via Eremo delle Carceri Monte Subasio, 06081, Assisi Italy

It's located 4km away from the center of Assisi. The white building nestles in a quiet lane surrounded by mountains. This is the hermitage of the Carceri where St. Francis and his followers were praying and meditating. "Eremo" means hermitage in Italian

Duration: 40 minutes