Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Assisi, Italy

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 274 m
Descend 105 m

Experience Assisi in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in AssisiIndividual Sights in Assisi

Sight 1: Chiesa di San Pietro

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The Abbey of St. Peter is a Benedictine abbey in Assisi inhabited by a small community of monks belonging to the Cassinese Congregation. The monastery has supported a hospital for the sick, an agricultural colony, and an orphanage run by the Stigmata Sisters.

Wikipedia: Abbey of Saint Peter (Assisi) (EN)

306 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Galleria d'arte contemporanea della Pro Civitate Christiana

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The Gallery of Contemporary Art is part of the Umbrian Ecclesiastical Museum Network, and is curated by the Observatory of the Pro Civitate Christiana of Assisi.

Wikipedia: Galleria d'arte contemporanea (Assisi) (IT)

338 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Foro Romano e Collezione archeologica

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Foro Romano e Collezione archeologica José Luiz / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Civic Museum and Roman Forum of Assisi allows you to visit the remains of the ancient Roman forum of the town and also contains a collection of pertinent archaeological objects.

Wikipedia: Museo civico e Foro romano di Assisi (IT)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Assisi

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Assisi is a town and comune of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio.

Wikipedia: Assisi (EN), Website

91 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Santa Maria sopra Minerva

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Santa Maria sopra Minerva Georges Jansoone / CC BY 2.5

The Temple of Minerva is an ancient Roman building in Assisi, Umbria, central Italy. It currently houses a church, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, built in 1539 and renovated in Baroque style in the 17th century.

Wikipedia: Temple of Minerva, Assisi (EN)

153 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Chiesa Nuova

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Chiesa Nuova

The Chiesa Nuova is a church in Assisi, Italy, built in 1615 on the site of the presumed birthplace of St. Francis, the house of Pietro di Bernardone. It was then called Chiesa Nuova because it was the last church to be built in Assisi at that time.

Wikipedia: Chiesa Nuova, Assisi (EN)

50 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Oratorio di San Francesco piccolino

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The church of San Francesco Piccolino is a religious building in the center of Assisi, near the Chiesa Nuova.

Wikipedia: Oratorio di San Francesco Piccolino (IT)

190 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore

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The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, also known as the Sanctuary of the Spoliation, is a Catholic church in Assisi, Umbria, central Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria Maggiore, Assisi (EN)

337 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Basilica di Santa Chiara

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Basilica di Santa Chiara

The Basilica of Saint Clare is a church in Assisi, central Italy. It is dedicated to and contains the remains of Clare of Assisi, a follower of Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, known today as the Order of Saint Clare.

Wikipedia: Basilica di Santa Chiara (EN), Website

332 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Museo diocesano e cripta di San Rufino

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The Assisi Diocesan Museum, in the city of Assisi, Italy, was founded in 1941 by bishop Giuseppe Placido Niccolini to preserve the most important works of art of the Assisi Cathedral and of several oratories of Assisi's confraternities. The museum is located underneath the piazza of the cathedral and has a collection consisting of about 300 works of which 100 are on display, exhibited in the museum's nine sections.

Wikipedia: Assisi Diocesan Museum (EN), Website

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Cattedrale di San Rufino

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Assisi Cathedral, dedicated to San Rufino, is a major church in Assisi, Italy. This stately church in Umbrian Romanesque style was the third church built on the same site to contain the remains of bishop Rufinus of Assisi, martyred in the 3rd century. The construction was started in 1140 to the designs by Giovanni da Gubbio, as attested by the wall inscription visible inside the apse. He may be the same Giovanni who designed the rose-window on the façade of Santa Maria Maggiore in 1163.

Wikipedia: Assisi Cathedral (EN)

709 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 12: Rocca Minore

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The Rocca Minore Castle is the smaller of the two fortifications in the Italian city of Assisi and is located northeast of the historic center of the city. The larger fortification is the Rocca Maggiore opposite.

Wikipedia: Rocca Minore (DE)

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