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Assisi Fullday from Rome with Papal Blessing on Parchment INCLUDED
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Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Basilica Superiore di San Francesco d' Assisi, Piazza San Francesco, Assisi Italy
Tour details:
The tour will start with pick up from your accommodation in Rome. An English speaking driver with a private vehicle will be with you during the entire day and since the tour is private you’ll be able to customize the itinerary.
Enjoy a day exploring the beauties that the Umbria region has to offer.
Umbria is known as "the green heart of Italy", and it is thanks to its scenery and its natural excellence that has earned this title, the morphological characteristics of the Umbrian territories make this region unique for the variety of places of high naturalistic interest.
Included one Papal Blessing on Parchment in English.
The stops you’ll be able to do during your tour will be to visit
Assisi town and explore 3 popular pilgrimage sites:
• Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi
• Basilica of St. Chiara
• Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the Porziuncola
If you wish, you have the option to include a local private licensed tour guide in Assisi for an additional fee (availables in English, Spanish or Portuguese).
Assisi:
It was the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, the founder of the Poor Sisters. Nowadays Assisi is a popular destination not only for religious tours, but also for the history that the city has witnessed during the centuries.
Wine Tasting and Light Lunch included:
Light lunch in the wine tasting room. A deliceous light lunch to discover the specialities of the Umbria region.
At the end of the tour the driver will take you back to your accommodation in Rome
Stop At: Basilica Superiore di San Francesco d' Assisi, Piazza San Francesco, Assisi Italy
The church of St. Francis of Assisi rises up today in the place where the Saint had chosen to be buried.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Chiara, Piazza Santa Chiara, 06081, Assisi Italy
The Basilica of St. Clare of Assisi, realized with the typical pink stone extracted from the quarry of the Subasio mountain, contains precious frescos dating back to the period from the XIIth to the XIVth century.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli - Porziuncola, Piazza della Porziuncola 1, 06081, Assisi Italy
Porziuncola is a small Catholic church located within the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi in the frazione of Santa Maria degli Angeli, situated about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Assisi, Umbria. It is the place from where the Franciscan movement started
Duration: 1 hour
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Basilica Superiore di San Francesco d' Assisi, Piazza San Francesco, Assisi Italy
Tour details:
The tour will start with pick up from your accommodation in Rome. An English speaking driver with a private vehicle will be with you during the entire day and since the tour is private you’ll be able to customize the itinerary.
Enjoy a day exploring the beauties that the Umbria region has to offer.
Umbria is known as "the green heart of Italy", and it is thanks to its scenery and its natural excellence that has earned this title, the morphological characteristics of the Umbrian territories make this region unique for the variety of places of high naturalistic interest.
Included one Papal Blessing on Parchment in English.
The stops you’ll be able to do during your tour will be to visit
Assisi town and explore 3 popular pilgrimage sites:
• Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi
• Basilica of St. Chiara
• Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the Porziuncola
If you wish, you have the option to include a local private licensed tour guide in Assisi for an additional fee (availables in English, Spanish or Portuguese).
Assisi:
It was the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, the founder of the Poor Sisters. Nowadays Assisi is a popular destination not only for religious tours, but also for the history that the city has witnessed during the centuries.
Wine Tasting and Light Lunch included:
Light lunch in the wine tasting room. A deliceous light lunch to discover the specialities of the Umbria region.
At the end of the tour the driver will take you back to your accommodation in Rome
Stop At: Basilica Superiore di San Francesco d' Assisi, Piazza San Francesco, Assisi Italy
The church of St. Francis of Assisi rises up today in the place where the Saint had chosen to be buried.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Chiara, Piazza Santa Chiara, 06081, Assisi Italy
The Basilica of St. Clare of Assisi, realized with the typical pink stone extracted from the quarry of the Subasio mountain, contains precious frescos dating back to the period from the XIIth to the XIVth century.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli - Porziuncola, Piazza della Porziuncola 1, 06081, Assisi Italy
Porziuncola is a small Catholic church located within the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi in the frazione of Santa Maria degli Angeli, situated about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Assisi, Umbria. It is the place from where the Franciscan movement started
Duration: 1 hour
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Worry-Free and Safe Private Tour Experience
- One Papal Blessing on Parchment in English
- Wine Tasting and Light Lunch
- Local Private Tour Guide (if option selected at additional cost)
- Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English-speaking Driver
- Entry/Admission - Basilica Superiore di San Francesco d' Assisi
Not included
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Included one Papal Blessing on Parchment in English
- Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English Speaking Driver
- The vehicle and Driver will be at your complete disposal for the entire duration of the tour and can take you where big buses cannot go, you will walk definitely less and see more!
- All tours can be modified and/or customized (even while on tour) to meet your complete satisfaction
- Our English-speaking Driver will give a general overview regarding the history of the areas in the car before you start walking around on your own. He will allow all the time you need to visit with No Rushing as in group tours. By Italian law he is unable to conduct guiding inside museums, monuments, etc, or even to leave the car to walk around with you.
- In Assisi it is possible to upgrade 3 hours of Official Local Licensed Guide (if option selectedwith additional cost)
- Infant seat available on request
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cultural
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Original
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