Assisi in Pictures: 25 Free Photos of the Town of St Francis
Assisi in 25 free photos. The pink and white stone town climbs the slope of Mount Subasio above the Umbrian plain, crowned by a castle and anchored at one end by the great Basilica of St Francis.
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The town of St Francis
Francis of Assisi was born here in 1182, and two years after his death the building of his basilica began: two churches one on top of the other, the upper one painted with the life of the saint, traditionally attributed to Giotto. From there, steep lanes with flower pots and arches lead past the Basilica of St Clare and the cathedral of San Rufino up to the Rocca Maggiore, the castle at the top, which looks out over olive groves, cypresses and the plain towards Perugia. Assisi and its Franciscan sites are on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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How do you get to Assisi?
By train to Assisi station in Santa Maria degli Angeli, on the line from Florence and Rome via Perugia, then by bus up to the town. Most visitors park below the walls and walk up.
