Basilica di San Francesco Assisi

Piazza Superiore di San Francesco/Piazza lnferiore di San Francesco, Assisi , Umbria, Italy - Phone: 075 819 001 or 075 819 0084

TravelPod Member ReviewsBasilica di San Francesco Assisi

  • Beautiful

    5

    heathermarie 11 contributions United States Nov 10, 2011

    Giotto's frescoes are wonderful.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

  • Beautiful

    5

    heathermarie 11 contributions United States Nov 10, 2006

    Loved the frescoes by Giotto

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

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    Assisi

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    Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi celebrated by Fr. Jim in the chapel of St. Catherine of Alexandria. We visit the crypt where St. Francis is buried with some of his companions. I give a few cents offering and get a prayer card. We tour the basilica and admire the frescoes by Giotto. We tour both the upper and lower basilica. Every now …

  • 2

    That's an awful lot of traveling for one Saint!

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    Most of today was taken up with needless road delays and endless miles of Italy's superhighways.

    From Sorrento, we had to travel back up towards Rome and then veer off to the north and head into the region of Umbria to get to Assisi, our final destination. The trip ended up taking us an extra 4.5 hours, due mainly to road closures, that …

Related BlogsBasilica di San Francesco Assisi

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    On To Umbria, And The Very Spiritual Assisi

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    ... di San Francesco, we ducked quickly into the Chiesa di San Pietro (huge, but very stark, especially compared to the Basilica di San Francesco) before continuing our walk through the hillsides of Assisi (enjoying splendid views along the way).  After ...

  • 2

    23rd May 2000 Assisi

    ... reached the Basilica. As we had arrived on the lower level, just above the piazza, we entered the lower church. The Basilica Di San Francesco consists of two churches; the lower church is obviously the oldest, and the other was built on top. The ...

  • 3

    Assisi - Let's Be Frank About It

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    ... myself laughing. Sorry to the ladies at the New Jersey hospital. I broke down in fits of laughter. Or pissed myself... The Basilica di San Francesco is a genuine classic. It is actually two churches in one, with the tomb of the late (and I hear ...

  • 4

    26th May 2000 Assisi

    ... May 2000 We have very little to report for today. We had a lazy start to the day, with plans to revisit the Basilica di San Francesco, and the upper church in particular. We decided to take the road around the northern side of Assisi, below the ...

  • 5

    Assisi, Monte Subasio, Spello

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    ... evidences of centuries of Franciscan spirit, centuries of devotion, and centuries of religious estheticism. Here you are Basilica di San Francesco with the frescoes decorating both the lower (Simone Martini, Cimabue) and upper basilica (Giotto), ...

  • 6

    Saints, Dark Chocolate and a New Friend

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    ... of my top five favorites. Simple but elegant, charming, beautiful, impeccable, lovely. I would definitely go back. Highlights: Basilica di San Francesco (upper and lower church and tomb of San Francisco), Piazza del Comune, Basilica di Santa Chiara, the ...

  • 7

    Assisi

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    ... Francis of Assisi, born in 1182. There are numerous religious sites associated with St. Francis, including: the Basilica di San Francesco; the Basilica di Santa Chiara; the Santuario di San Daniano; the Eremo delle Carceri; and the impressive Basilica di ...

  • 8

    Saint Francis and Silent Moments

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    The first thing we knew when we woke up the next morning in Assisi was that we had to see the famous Basilica di San Francesco. For many people, this church is the main draw for the small town, but for us, it was just a bonus on an already beautiful ...

  • 9

    I C, U C, We all C Assisi

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    ... and founder of the Franciscan order.  It's also home to St. Clare of Assisi, Frank’s good friend. We toured the Basilica di San Francesco with a guide, who took us to the lower level first, best known for having the crypt of St. Francis.  ...

  • 10

    Assisi...? Ah, sė, sė!

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    ... The crypt contained the tomb of Santa Chiara, and was home to some more stunning frescoes. Next was the big one: the Basilica di San Francesco. It really does live up to the hype, two enormous churches layered on top of each other and the most ...