Assisi Travel

What to expect

Religious pilgrims and art lovers crowd the birthplace of St. Francis in the Umbrian hills

When to go

May for pagan Calendimaggio celebration with costumed processions and singing duels

What to do

Rocca Maggiore, Piazza del Comune, Temple of Minerva, Santa Chiara

Local colour

See where St. Francis preached to the birds and performed miracles at Ermeo delle Carceri

Don't miss

Fresco masterpieces by Giotto, Lorenzetti, Martini, and others at Basilica di San Francesco

Don't forget

Show respect inside a church by covering bare legs and shoulders and keeping voices low

Umbria A.P.T.

Address: Via Mazzini 2106100 Perugia

Phone: +39 075 572 5341