Assisi and Perugia Full Day Tour from Assisi
This tour indeed will show you two of the most charming hilltowns of central Italy. You will also enjoy 14th Century frescoes and Reanaissance paintings. It will be like to back to the past!
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Pass By: Centro Storico di Assisi, Assisi Italy
We will meet each other and start our walking tour of Assisi exploring its old Roman Ruins. We will see remains of the local Roman Amphitheatre and the beautiful Minerva Temple, which has one of the best preserved facades of Italy.
During our tour you will also experience the athmosphere of a medieval Italian hilltown by visiting local handicraft shops (pottery, carvings, embrodery, . . . ) and having a walk through typical little alleys. The focus of our tour there will be the Basilica of Saint Francis with its magnificent frescoes by Giotto (13th - 14th C. ), one of the most important artists of Italy in the Middle Ages.
After a lunch break (not included) we will move to Perugia which is another really authentic hilltown of Umbria. Perugia is the capital of Umbria. It is a city full of charme and history. With your private guide you will walk along its city wall dating from the Etruscan age, get lost in the symbols carved by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano's into the Fontana Maggiore and find yourself fascinated by the many layers of the Rocca Paolina.
Stop At: Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi, Piazza S. Francesco, 2, 06081, Assisi Italy
The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town in the Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi, Piazza S. Francesco, 2, 06081, Assisi Italy
The Temple of Minerva is an ancient Roman building. It currently houses a church, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, built in 1539 and renovated in Baroque style in the 17th century.
The temple was built in the 1st century by will of Gnaeus Caesius and Titus Caesius Priscus, who were two of the city's quattuorviri and also financed the construction.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Piazza del Comune, 06081, Assisi Italy
The Temple of Minerva is an ancient Roman building. It currently houses a church, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, built in 1539 and renovated in Baroque style in the 17th century.
The temple was built in the 1st century by will of Gnaeus Caesius and Titus Caesius Priscus, who were two of the city's quattuorviri and also financed the construction.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Basilica di Santa Chiara, Piazza Santa Chiara, 06081, Assisi Italy
The Basilica of Saint Clare is a church dedicated to and contains the remains of Saint Clare of Assisi, a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, known today as the Order of Saint Clare.
Stop At: Rocca Paolina, Piazza Italia 11, 06121, Perugia Italy
The Rocca Paolina, or Paolina Fortress, is right in the historical centre of Perugia and one can enter via a door at Porta Marzia or the escalator system that connects Piazza Italia with Piazza Partigiani.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Fontana Maggiore, Piazza IV Novembre, Perugia Italy
The upper marble basin has twelve sides divided into twenty-four smooth panels of pink Assisi stone. Each one is separated by an equal number of white Carrara marble statuettes set on ledges between the panels. Some of the figures represent personages from the history of the city and legends, while others are symbolic.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Arco Etrusco, Via Ulisse Rocchi, Perugia Italy
The Etruscan monumental arch (III B.C.), North-oriented, belongs to the first City walls. With its 11 m. high and because of its excellent state of preservatino, it is considered as the most impressive of all the ancient Etruria.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Duomo, Piazza IV Novembre/Piazza Danti, 06123, Perugia Italy
The Cathedral of St. Lawrence is located in the historical centre of Perugia on Piazza IV Novembre, its southern façade facing the square.
An early church dedicated to the proto-martyr Lawrence, who died in Rome in 258, was built here in the 9th century on top of the old Etruscan-Roman forum of the city. There is no trace of the first building.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: City Centre, Piazza Danti, 06121, Perugia Italy
Perugia, the regional capital, is an ancient city located in central-northern Umbria. The historic center is built on the high hills along the right bank of the Tiber River
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Infants must sit on laps"
"Infant seats available"
"Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level"
"For the transfer to Perugia and return we will have a van with driver"
"A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements"
"Please notice: on Sundays, big Catholic holidays and National holidays, guided tours inside the Basilica of St. Francis ar forbidden. You guide will explain to you the church from outside, and you will enter alone on silence."
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Start Time:
10:30 AM
Duration: 6 Hours
Start location: Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Piazza Inferiore di S. Francesco, 2, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
Cancellations and refunds:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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