Today, learn more about St. Francis, patron saint of animals and the environment.
Meet your Local Guide and visit the Basilica of St. Clare, founder of the Order of Poor Clares, and the Upper and Lower Basilicas of St. Francis, famous for 14th-century Giotto frescoes depicting the life of St. Francis, where you attend Mass.
Next, stop at the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, situated at the foot of Assisi’s hills and protecting the Porziuncola, where St. Francis is said to have founded the Order of Friars Minor in 1209, and the Cappella del Transito, where the saint died in 1226.
(Meals: Breakfast)
Start Time
Oct 18
Assisi, Italy