Assisi, a small Umbrian town in central Italy, is best known as the birthplace of St. Francis – patron saint of Italy, founder of the Franciscan order, and one of the most popular Catholic saints in history.
Assisi’s main attraction is the 13th-century Basilica of St. Francis which contains the sacred relics of Francis and beautiful frescoes of his life. There are at least seven other churches well worth visiting for their history, beauty, and connection with Francis or his friend Clare. The Assisi Tour allows you to winding medieval streets and sacred shrines, has been a major Catholic pilgrimage destination for centuries and is today one of the most popular tourist destinations in Italy.
Although the town has only about 26,000 inhabitants, 4 to 5 million visitors throng the small town each year. As would be expected, the city has become a bit “touristy” in the process – but its many great sites make it very much worth seeing nevertheless.The tour usually starts at 8:00 AM. The driver will meet you right at the hotel lobby or at the address you mentioned by you on the confirmation form.
The drive will be about 2.5 hours north of Rome. Once arrived you will have time to visit the famous town on your own using all the info and instructions given to you by your driver.You can ask our office or directly your driver to book a local restaurant where you can eat and drink local wine.
Return time to Rome is scheduled at 6:00 PM.
If you wish, you can add a private tour guide to your visit who will be with you for three hours. The additional cost for the private guide for three hours is Eur 220,00 cash total for the whole group (1 to 7 guests).
Hotel, Airbnb, Termini train station, Fiumicino (FCO) airport
10 hours – From 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
