Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Assisi, Italy
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2.7 km
105 m
Experience Assisi in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in AssisiIndividual Sights in AssisiSight 1: Chiesa di San Pietro
The Abbey of St. Peter is a Benedictine abbey in Assisi inhabited by a small community of monks belonging to the Cassinese Congregation. The monastery has supported a hospital for the sick, an agricultural colony, and an orphanage run by the Stigmata Sisters.
Sight 2: Galleria d'arte contemporanea della Pro Civitate Christiana
The Gallery of Contemporary Art is one of the collections of the Christian Observatory of the Pro Civitate Christiana (PCC) of Assisi. The Observatory, a building of particular architectural interest designed by the architect Pina Ciampani in 1961, houses an Art Gallery, a Library and a Sound Archives and intended to document the figure of Christ in the ancient and contemporary cultural world.
Sight 3: Foro Romano e Collezione archeologica
The Civic Museum and Roman Forum of Assisi allows you to visit the remains of the ancient Roman forum of the town and also contains a collection of relevant archaeological objects.
Sight 4: Assisi
Assisi is a town and commune of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio.
Sight 5: Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Get Ticket*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.
Sight 6: Chiesa Nuova
Get Ticket*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.
Sight 7: Oratorio di San Francesco piccolino
The Oratory of San Francesco Piccolino, or the Chapel of Little St Francis is a small devotional chapel in the centre of Assisi, near the Chiesa Nuova held by pious tradition to be the birthplace of Francis of Assisi. Many have falsely considered it to be the saints childhood home.
Sight 8: Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, also known as the Sanctuary of the Spoliation, is a Catholic church in Assisi, Umbria, central Italy.
Sight 9: Basilica di Santa Chiara
Get Ticket*The Basilica of Saint Clare is a church in Assisi, central Italy. It is dedicated to and contains the remains of Clare of Assisi, a follower of Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, known today as the Order of Saint Clare.
Sight 10: Museo diocesano e cripta di San Rufino
The Assisi Diocesan Museum, in the city of Assisi, Italy, was founded in 1941 by bishop Giuseppe Placido Niccolini to preserve the most important works of art of the Assisi Cathedral and of several oratories of Assisi's confraternities. The museum is located underneath the piazza of the cathedral and has a collection consisting of about 300 works of which 100 are on display, exhibited in the museum's nine sections.
Sight 11: Cattedrale di San Rufino
Assisi Cathedral, dedicated to San Rufino, is a major church in Assisi, Italy. This stately church in Umbrian Romanesque style was the third church built on the same site to contain the remains of bishop Rufinus of Assisi, martyred in the 3rd century. The construction was started in 1140 to the designs by Giovanni da Gubbio, as attested by the wall inscription visible inside the apse. He may be the same Giovanni who designed the rose-window on the façade of Santa Maria Maggiore in 1163.
Sight 12: Rocca Minore
The Rocca Minore Castle is the smaller of the two fortifications in the Italian city of Assisi and is located northeast of the historic center of the city. The larger fortification is the Rocca Maggiore opposite.
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