Pilgrims and Rebels Self Guided Tour of Assisi
Description
A wealthy young man renouces his wealth in a public square, a teenage girl escapes through a door of the dead by moonlight, and a cycling champion hides forged documents in his bicycle frame. This self-guided audio walking tour of Assisi traces these stories through the actual streets where they happened. The tour covers about 3km, mostly downhill, with stories at every stop from a Roman amphitheater buried under medieval houses to the internet-age saint buried in his jeans and sneakers. Start whenever you like, pause for truffle pasta or shopping, and pick up right where you left off. This walking tour allows you to discover the city and ends conveniently at the Basilica of Saint Francis which you can then enter and experience at your own pace. Over 20,000 travelers have explored with your audio walking tours, and a full refund guarantee means there's nothing to lose. If you want to understand Assisi rather than just photograph it, this is your walk.
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Itinerary
Pass through doorposts laid by three civilizations.
Find the font where Francis, Clare, and a future emperor were all baptized.
Piece together a midnight escape through a coffin door and how Saint Clare was a pioneer.
Stand in the piazza where a young man piled his clothes at his father's feet.
Hear how a cycling champion smuggled forged papers past Nazi checkpoints.
Step inside the room where a father locked up his own son.
See the Roman temple that made Goethe ignore the Basilica of Saint Francis, and ask whether it even belongs to Minerva.
Look up at Renaissance frescoes painted in a tunnel that once led somewhere the Church wanted you to forget.
Listen for the bells that supposedly rang on their own the moment Francis died in the valley below.
Face a slumped rider on horseback and consider why the hill behind you was once called "Hell."
Enter two churches stacked on top of a secretly buried saint and find the fresco that changed the course of Western art.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(1)
Very clear explanations. Informative & interesting. Very nice, clear. voice. Photos at stops very helpful. Maps good too.
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