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Assisi neighborhood

  1. Assisi

    ssisi Assisi in Italy stretches out on the slopes of the Monte Subasio, above the plain where the Topino and Chiascio rivers flow. Although it can boast Roman origins, its present-day appearance, because of the buildings and also the urban structure, is surely due to the city's development during the Middle Ages.Assisi's oldest nucleus, which is protected by a defensive apparatus made up of eight... Details
  2. Bastia Umbra

    Bastia Umbra Bastia Umbra, which is situated in the plain dominated by Mount Subasio, is now an important economic center in the Assisi area.Bastia's vocation, in fact, is not of the touristic kind;from an artistic point of view, it is certainly inferior to other neighbouring cities. Even if the appearance of its residencial district is prevalently modern, the town center still contains fortifications and... Details
  3. Bettona

    Bettona The town of Bettona can boast ancient Etruscan origins, insofar as its foundation is dated at around the 8th and 7th centuries B.C. Being too small to be able to follow its own politics, Bettona's fate followed that of other more important towns0 nearby. In fact, after the barbarian invasions which destroyed its Forum, its Temple and its town walls, the vicissitudes due to the battles between... Details
  4. Cannara

    Cannara The first records of an inhabited settlement in Cannaraarea go back to around the Ist century B.C. This is probably the date of the town's foundation, but one believes that the settlement which the Romans called "Castrum Canarii", became a real town only after the barbaric invasions in Italy.The toponymical analysis reminds us that, when Valerio Ranieri built the castle, the area was known for... Details

Assisi neighborhood: to see

  1. Teatro Lyrick Assisi
    Lyrick Theatre
    Typology: Teatri 
    The Lyrick Theatre in Santa Maria degli Angeli (Assisi), opened in 2000, is amodern structure with a capacity of 1000 spectators, used not only for theater but also to...
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    Sanctuary of Rivotorto in Assisi
    Typology: Religione e Spiritualità 
    The church of Santa Maria of Rivotorto, famous as the "Sanctuary of Rivotorto", is located in the homonymous village, a few kilometres south of the city of Santa Maria degli Angeli. The edifice,...
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    Basilica of St. Clare of Assisi
    Typology: Religione e Spiritualità 
    The Basilica of St. Clare of Assisi, realized with the typical pink stone extracted from the quarry of the Subasio mountain, contains precious frescos dating back to the period from the XIIth to the...
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    Cathedral of San Rufino
    Typology: Religione e Spiritualità 
    At the end of a rectangular place one can find the severe and fascinating front in Romanic Umbrian style, of the Cathedral of San Rufino. As it results from a rock, written in gothic characters and...
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    Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli
    Typology: Religione e Spiritualità 
    The Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli stands in the plain laying at the feet of the hills of Assisi protecting the Porziuncola, where San Francesco is said to have founded the first group of...
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    Portiuncula
    Typology: Religione e Spiritualità 
    Although one can find references to the area of the Porziuncola in the documents of the city of Assisi dating back to more or less the year one thousand, it is only with the life of Saint Francesco...
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    Church of St. Damiano
    Typology: Religione e Spiritualità 
    The church of San Damiano does not have a great importance under the artistic point of view, especially if you compare it with some of the basilicas of Assisi, however it is a place to which are...
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    Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
    Typology: Religione e Spiritualità 
    The church of St. Francis of Assisi rises up today in the place where the Saint had chosen to be buried, in the area of Assisi which was famous in the Middle Ages as the "hill of hell", or better...
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    Festa del Perdono - Celebration of Pardon
    Typology: Religione e Spiritualità 
    According to the tradition, during a night of 1216 after Christ, San Francesco received the visit during a prayer inside the Porziuncola of the Christ and of the Saint Mother; to them the Saint...
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    Cappella del Transito
    Typology: Religione e Spiritualità 
    The Chapel of the Transit is nowadays located of the right part of the apse of the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, not far away from the church of the Porziuncola. The small structure, in...
  11. Museo della Porziuncola di Assisi
    Museum of the Portiuncula
    Typology: Musei e Gallerie Arte 
    The Porziuncola Museum is located in the municipality of Assisi in the guided tour of the sanctuary of Santa Maria degli Angeli, the route runs through the places related to the human and spiritual...

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