| Page Views: 16,035 Last Visit to Assisi: March, 2006 | Assisi - go there and you won't want to leave. by icunme - last update: Oct 16, 2006 |
In the Steps of Saint Francis It seems that it was much more difficult to leave Assisi than it was to get there. I was so fortunate to have made the trip with a dear friend who also wanted to make the journey for many years. One day in Assisi was not enough. I can't imagine how long it would take to trace the steps of St. Francis just there in Assisi and the surrounding countryside. There was an unmistakable aura of serenity and holiness in Assisi - it was a very humbling journey, indeed.
Rieti and the hermitage at Fonte Columbo is much less well known and much as it was 800 years ago. If you like Assisi - you will love Rieti!
A visit to St. Francis Basilica is a must with its early renaissance masterpieces of Giotto and Cimabue.
Select photos and information by permission Assisi Franciscan Resources for non-commercial purposes only.
If you like Assisi - you will love Rieti. We just added Rieti to our journey in the Steps of St Francis. Enjoy........ |
| Calendimaggio Festival - May |
|  | Calendimaggio It is a spectacular evocation of medieval and Renaissance costumes and life. The two ancient medieval wards, the "Parte di Sopra" and the "Parte di Sotto" (the Upper City and the Lower Valley), engage in a challenges which take the form of theatre shows, concerts, songs and choruses, dances, processions, archery, crossbow and flag-waving displays. The districts compete in a singing contest among the spectacular floral decorations, flags, torches and candles. |
Street scene in Assisi The mystic town of Saint Francis, still surrounded by the ancient walls, is built on the green slopes of Mount Subasio with its colourful houses of pink stone. Narrow streets, flower-decked balconies, noble palaces, frescos inside and outside of the buildings all provide memorable views. | | |
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| Pros: | "All good - food for the soul" | | Cons: | "Leaving" | | In A Nutshell: | "An unmistakable aura of serenity and holiness" |
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breughel Wed Oct 28, 2009 15:40 UTC
Wonderful place where we would like to return. The views are indeed extraordinary from outside the town as well as from inside. | VZ-Pam Sun Oct 25, 2009 22:03 UTC
Assisi looks attractive to me and I always want to go Sicilly :D Thanks for your kind comment on my pages | jmsgirl Sat Oct 3, 2009 21:25 UTC
Beautiful page! It takes me right back to Assisi!!! | hopang Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:56 UTC
Excellent Assisi travel page with superb photographs. Assisi seems to be a great tourist destination! Ancient Roman Forum and Assisi Museum of the Basilica certainly look wonderful and interesting to visit and explore. ~ho & pang |
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