V
A Stunning Holiday Home
in Citta di Castello
Umbria, Italy.
Sleeps 9 adults
B
ALDUCCI
ILLA
V
ANGHIARI
away from the tourist trail and the change to enjoy a great range of musich. The Festival will take place 17th - 23rd July 2021.
ASSISI
THE TOWN
It will take approximately 45 minutes to reach Assisi from the Villa. On the way to Assisi it is worth stopping off at Santa Maria degli Angeli to visit the Duomo where Saint Francis' original chapel has been preserved inside the Duomo and where he died.
Assisi is one of the most famous towns in Italy. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and, above all, homeland of St. Francis, the man who renounced all his possessions in order to devote his life to helping the needy.
Dedicated to him is the splendid Basilica, one of the emblems of Christianity, located on Mount Subasio, from which it overlooks the entire valley, is dedicated to him. Apart from being a strong appeal for millions of religious believers, the Basilica is a monument of great artistic value.
St. Francis's Basilica consists of two churches laid upon each other and a crypt containing the tomb of the Saint. The Lower Basilica, with a double front portal, presents a simple facade embellished with a rose window and a mosaic. The interior is decorated with frescoes by some of the most important painters from 1200 to 1300, from Cimabue to Giotto and from the Lorenzettis to Simone Martini. The light that filters through the beautiful stained glass windows by Giovanni di Bonino and Puccio Capanna creates a very suggestive ambience. In the Upper Basilica, it is possible to see the life cycle of St. Francis in frescoes painted by maestro Giotto, and the stories of the Old and New Testament covering the entire nave, and other wonderful frescoes by Cimabue and Torriti.
The Temple of Minerva is also a work of great interest; it is one of the best preserved Roman buildings, eventually becoming the Church of Saint Mary.
You can easily spend the whole day in Assisi as it has many shops, excellent restaurants (some with spectacular views) and a beautiful town square..
