Assisi ★★☆

12h | from €125

Delve deep into the rolling Tuscan countryside and discover centuries of Italian history on this private day trip to Perugia and Assisi from Florence. Admire Lake Trasimeno from the fortress walls of medieval Passignano sul Trasimeno. Explore the 8th-century Etruscan origins of Perugia, where High Renaissance painter Raphael worked. Walk in the footsteps of Italy’s patron saint — St Francis of Assisi — in the lowlands beneath Mt Subasio. In Assisi, marvel at top city highlights such as the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Basilica of St Francis.

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Stop At: Rocca di Passignano, Passignano Sul Trasimeno, Province of Perugia, Umbria

Be captured by the emotions of the natural scenery of the lake immersed in the green of cane thickets and surrounded by hills covered with olive trees, by a harmony emanated from old fabrics of the city of rare beauty, by the serenity generated by the powerful beauty of the spiritual places. Crossing the Tuscan countryside, the first town we meet is Passignano sul Trasimeno, a small medieval hamlet with city walls and a beautiful fortress, a famous tourist resort and a magical location to viewpoint onto the enchanting lake and islands.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, Province of Perugia, Umbria

After this visit, you proceed through evocative landscapes until you reach the hill on which the ancient city of Perugia rises. Evidence of its Etruscan origin is preserved in the travertine walls and in the well located in the village centre. Perugia is one of the popular Italian cities of art, with a beautiful square in which you can admire real architectural jewels like the superb Palazzo dei Priori (1293-1443) and the splendid Cathedral (1345) placed beside the Loggia (1423), and one of the masterpieces of sculpture with an invaluable artistic value (13th century), the elegant Fontana Maggiore (1275).

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli - Porziuncola, Assisi, Province of Perugia, Umbria

The excursion continues until reaching the beautiful places where the patron saint of Italy, Saint Francis of Assisi (1181- 1226) lived, worked and died. On a lowland at the foot of Mount Subasio, the hill on which Assisi rises we first visit the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, built around as a protection of the famous little church of the "Porziuncola", where Saint Francis acknowledged his vocation and founded the Order of the Minor Friars. In this place, even Santa Chiara began her monastic life. Here you can also see the "rosebush without thorns", which continues to grow only in this magic place and that, according to a legend, originated from the contact of the Saint with a thorny bush

Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes

Stop At: Basilica inferiore di San Francesco d'Assisi, Assisi, Province of Perugia, Umbria

After the lunch break, you reach the centre of Assisi. Here you will have free time to explore this beautiful and magic place. Breathe the special atmosphere of serenity and joy that this city emanates and you will understand why the delegates of the main religions in the world have chosen it as symbol of Peace
Please note that the order of the visits may change


Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

4–5h | from €80

Assisi  - 3/4 hours - Walking through olive trees and river.
An intact piece of the Umbrian Countryside a place of harmony and silence at the foot of the great Basilica of St Francis of Assisi; a walk through this landscape becomes an inner journey - one that inspired Michelangelo Pistoletto to create a stunning work of land art.
This is a woodland under Fai protection.
Through a gateway in the wall surrounding the square of the Basilica Superiore in Assisi you enter in a narrow path that leads to a wide  valley floor, at the foot of the city centre.  This is no  ordinary excursion; rather, it is an ongoing, peaceful discovery, a new form of pilgrimage into history and into the sacred, through 64 hectares of nature, amid wooded tracts, cultivated fileds, walls of pink stone, clearings and olive groves - a 64 hectare plot that years of neglect had reduced to a dumping ground, but which FAI has now salvaged in its entierity.

Meeting point with the guide at 10.00 am at Basilica Superiore di San Francesco in Assisi.
Starting of walking tour .
Making your way now into the woodland, surrounded by hornbearn , juniper, maple and downy oak, you come first to the Bed of RiverTescio and, next to it, you can see the evidence of a microcosm inhabited by Benedictine nuns in the 13th and 14th centuries: a convent ( now home to the FAI information point) ; the Romanesque church of Santa Croce; a mill that was operational until the early 20th century ( now a Trattoria serving meals to visitors ); the remain of hospital that treated the diseased and  passing pilgrims; and an ancient 14th - century tower erected to defend and early factory.
Climbing to the top of the tower  is worth the effort, since it will allow you to admire fully the "third Paradise" a piece of land art by renowned artist MIchelangelo Pistoletto , which takes the form of 121 olive trees arranged in a double row to form three large, tangential circles ( of which the central one is the largest) , and featuring a 12- meter - high pole to symbolize the union between heaven and earth. You are invited to make your way around the serpentine path between  the rows, becoming in the process a part of this work, which encourages you to reflect on the potential for peaceful co-existence between mankind and nature, here symbolized by the third sphere - the third paradise - of the title. 
Lunch pic - nic in a dedicated area. At your arrival you will find the box lunch with typical Umbria products ( optional lunch in a restaurant with supplement) 
At the end , you will start the visit of one of the most famous churches of Italy and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.with your guide.

6h | from €82

Regenerating trip bu horse drawn carriage to discover the Sagrantino vineryards and the works of art  in the Sculpture Park complete ther offer an  amazing pic-nic in the vineyards, tasting local and organic food & wine.
Enjoy this superb experience.!

Appointment at 10.30 am at winery, a brief tour of the farm and let's start!
Allow yourself to be pampered by our passion for the land, the vineyards and the wine. Enjoy the breathtaking view of Assisi, the peace of the location, and the style with which we invite you to try our wines and fully appreciate the atmosphere and philosophy of a slow way of life.
Regenerating trip by horse drawn carriage to discover the Sagrantino vineyards and the works of art in the Sculpture Park (PARCO DELLA SCULTURA DI CASTELBUONO).
Explanation of the philosophy of the organic and biodynamic cultivation of the vineyards “of geese and horses” (One goose revolution project) around Villa Conversino and picnic in the vineyard tasting organic wines and local salami and cheese.
Enjoy!

3h | from €46

Allow yourself to be pampered by our passion for the land, the vineyards and the wine.
Enjoy the breathtaking view of Assisi, the peace of the location, and the style with which we invite you to try our wines and fully appreciate the atmosphere and philosophy of a slow way of life.
Tour by carriage along the vineyard with a local expert
Tasting organic wine ( min. 5) with organic local products including chocholate!

2 hours of relaxing trip by coach and horse to discover the philosophy behind organic cultivation and the vineyards “of geese and horses” (one goose revolution project itmeans we wanted to respect the environment, and combine the love we have for our work with quality production. As a result, we decided to experiment viticulture which has a low impact on the environment. We now have 4 hectares of vineyard where no machines are used, and almost everything is carried out with the help of animals. In 2009 we had the idea of introducing draught horses, because their treading the ground between the vines greatly reduces compacting of the soil compared with tractors, which inevitably destroy the soil structure and reduce its fertility.)
Visit of the winery and wine tasting min. 5 wines  with a board of locally produced cheese and salame.
An expert will be at your disposal for all the time.

8h | from €550

Enjoy a full-day excursion from Rome to the Umbrian town of Assisi. Admire the large Basilica of St. Francis and its crypt. Marvel at the work of Italian masters like the Lorenzetti brothers and Simone Martini, and stained glass windows by Giovanni di Bonino and Puccio Capanna. Especially noteworthy are the masterpiece frescoes by Giotto and Cimabue. Visit the monastery house and its remarkable treasures, including rare manuscripts, paintings, reliquaries, tapestries, vestments, and frontals.

See the Tomb of St. Francis in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis. The saint's remains in their stone container were excavated between 1818-1824, and his tomb was rebuilt and restored in the late 1920s. Above the altar, in the space of the ancient tomb, you can see the simple stone container enclosed by iron bars in two grids surrounded by four rough walls. The body of St. Francis still lies inside this container. In the corner niches lie the remains of four companions of St. Francis: Rufino, Angelo, Masseo, and Leone. Above is a lamp in bronze and alabaster, offered by the Regions of Italy in 1939 to the "patron saint of the Nation Primary."
St. Francis died next to the Porziuncola, the modest chapel where his church had begun, on October 3, 1226. The next day, his body was brought back into Assisi for his followers to kiss the stigmata.
In 1228, Brother Elias (the successor to the command of the Order) had received the gift of a plot of land outside of the western gate of Assisi. It was on a steep rise of Mount Subasio where they hanged criminals, and therefore he called it the Hill of Hell. On that cursed place they determined to build a very large church that would welcome the body of the great saint (he became a saint in 1228). The pope came to the Hill of Hell to bless the first stone, and work began on the basilica.
The saint's remains were interred in 1230 in the crypt below the Lower Basilica, but the exact location of his tomb was secret to keep Saracen invaders from raiding the tomb. The tomb was only re-discovered in 1818, when excavations began.

2–3h | from €160

Assisi is a beautiful town but it becomes even more with those who love it and can also appreciate the less known corners or the most unusual details. Passion and curiosity always push us to new studies and research and this makes our visits always different and captivating. The proposed tour may seem "minimal" but it is not like that: it takes time to get closer to an extraordinary man like San Francesco and to appreciate it in all its grandeur. The guided tour will be "slow", without haste, to allow everyone to admire this medieval jewel and its treasures!

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Stop At: Basilica di Santa Chiara, Assisi, Province of Perugia, Umbria

Place of burial of St. Clare preserves the Crucifix of San Damiano that spoke to St. Francis. Even in the days of mob fascinates by its simplicity and mysticism that emanates.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Cattedrale di San Rufino, Assisi, Province of Perugia, Umbria

Place of the Baptism of San Francesco as well as one of the most fascinating Romanesque churches in Umbria. Its facade is a book yet to be interpreted for the quantity and quality of the fantastic figures that adorn it!

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Basilica inferiore di San Francesco d'Assisi, Assisi, Province of Perugia, Umbria

The beauty as a mirror of the soul that here rests his gaze on the works of Cimabue, Simone Martini, Lorenzetti and Giotto that talk to us about the relationship between St. Francis and Christ.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Basilica Superiore di San Francesco d' Assisi, Assisi, Province of Perugia, Umbria

The official biography of Saint Francis painted by Giotto and the shop is read as an open book through which to know the life and works of the Saint who has "refounded" the medieval Church. One of the absolute masterpieces of the art of all time and UNESCO patronage as the whole city of Assisi.

Duration: 30 minutes