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Car hire for 3 days over
... valley, locals walking around at night pre dinner chatting in the streets. Places dn,t open for dinner till 730 so we have had many late nights lately. Starts to get dark at 4.30 so hate to see what it's like in winter. We explored volterra more n the morning then drove to San gimignano, we just called it jimminey cricket, another hill town with 14 towers left standing out of 72. The views from the top of a old tower area was great, nick was ...
Leaving Assisi
... over Assisi from here. The hotel is owned and run by a family and has a lovely feel. I commented to Lara, who is at reception most, that I was surprised that it only has a two star rating and she explained that there are a number of requirements relating to the ratings system, including size. They have only 12 rooms. It isn't a modern, contemporary hotel, but has great character. The breakfasts have ...
Last day in Assisi
... you have gone all the way to a church like Santa Maria the doors will be closed for siesta no matter what. So we were in the church, which is apparently the tenth largest church building on the planet, listening to an audio commentary when a staff member told us we had to leave as they were closing up. We had just sighted the Portincula and were about to go and have a closer look but had to vacate in a hurry. The church was closed until 2.30 and we ...
Visit to San Damiano
... in front of which he was praying. The actual crucifix is now in the grand Santa Chiara basilica, but there is a very new looking replica at San Damiano. Like St Stephano's we felt this place had a presence and power that the larger shrines to St Francis lack. While the original small church is overshadowed by all the other buildings that have been built around and over it to celebrate its significance the original building is still intact. We sat for quite ...
Another amazing day in Assisi
... to walk up Mount Subasio to Francis' Hermitage. The Hermitage (Eremo Delle Carceri) is a place Francis and his companions withdrew to to pray. Carceri means literally prison, but a better translation is probably [prayer] cell. There are a number of small cells carved out of the rock where St Francis and his brothers prayed. The present small convent was restructured by St Bernardino of Sienna in the 15th century, and added to further in the 16th and 17th centuries. One suspects ...
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