Nestled into the side of
Mount Subasio in Italy’s
central region of Umbria,
Assisi is a very special place.
Mount Subasio in Italy’s
central region of Umbria,
Assisi is a very special place.
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Umbria is affectionately called
Italy’s Green Heart, and is
famous for its medieval hill
towns, like Assisi.
Italy’s Green Heart, and is
famous for its medieval hill
towns, like Assisi.
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St. Clare, St. Gabriel, and St. Francis,
who founded the Franciscan
religious order here in 1208.
who founded the Franciscan
religious order here in 1208.
Assisi is also the birthplace of
some very special people:
some very special people:
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Many tourists and pilgrims
come here during the day,
usually just for a few hours.
At night this town is
peaceful and gorgeous.
come here during the day,
usually just for a few hours.
At night this town is
peaceful and gorgeous.
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During the day it is easy to avoid
the crowds by doing as the
Franciscans have been doing for
hundreds of years: communing
with the incredible nature
surrounding Assisi.
the crowds by doing as the
Franciscans have been doing for
hundreds of years: communing
with the incredible nature
surrounding Assisi.
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You’ll find a land art project
called “Terzo Paradiso” (Third
Heaven) by Michelangelo
Pistoletto with 121 olive trees
arranged in circles.
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At the end of the day, you’ll
return to the streets of Assisi to
find them nearly all to yourself.
return to the streets of Assisi to
find them nearly all to yourself.
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