Final Post About Assisi-- a full day's visit into town; 5 amazing sites!
Iconic and exceedingly famous, this is the main destination of every tourist and pilgrim who comes to Assisi: The Basilica of St. Francis. His tomb is beneath the church and is visited by thousands of pilgrims weekly. A bit about him : " Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone , better known as Francis of Assisi (Italian : Francesco d'Assisi ; c . 1181 – 3 October 1226), was an Italian mystic and Catholic friar who founded the Franciscans . He was inspired to lead a life of poverty as an itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity , Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on July 16th, 1228." It is no small deal, getting from the Ananda community into the town of Assisi. Being without a vehicle, I was forced to beg for a ride from someone going there, or else take a bus, which leaves at the painfully early hour of 7 a.m.! It also involves a scenic-but-very-windy drive down a narrow country road…best not to be driven after a full meal! Th