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Consorzio Albergatori
ed Operatori Turistici
di Assisi

Consorzio Albergatori ed Operatori Turistici di Assisi - via A. Cristofani, 22/a Assisi (PG) Italy
Tel. 075816566 - Fax 075812315

DE SOPRA

The De Sopra Itinerary covers the following route:

1) Via dell'Anfiteatro Romano

2) Via del Comune vecchio

3) Via Porta Perlici

4) Via Montecavallo

5) Vicolo Bovi

6) Via del Turrione

7) Piazza S. Rufino

8) Via Dono Doni

9) Via S. Gabriele
dell'Addolorata

10) Via Sant'Agnese

11) Piazza S. Chiara

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Piazza Nuova

The New Square is found in the upper quarter of the city near the city gate, called "Perlici". The fretwork of streets and alleyways has retained its typical Medieval appearance. The building are a testimony to considerable architectural ingenuity.

The Church
of S. Rufino

Assisi's cathedral, was built in honour of its first bishop, San Rufino. The facade, which is in the Romanesque style, culminates in a gothic triangular spire. Its construction was started in the 12th century, and it was consecrated in 1223. The interior was renovated by Alessi in 1571. In it there is the baptismal font where San Francesco and Santa Chiara were baptised. The crypt contains a beautiful Romanesque tomb in which the body of San Rufino was buried.

Chiesa Nuova

The New Church got its name because it was built under commission by Philip III of Spain, on the very spot where San Francesco's family home was. Some of the rooms have survived, including the socalled 'prison', the small room where the Saint lived, separate from his father.

S. Francesco
Piccolino

According to tradition this was the stable where San Francesco was born in 1182. It symbolises the humilty, poverty and fidelity to Christ's message, which lies at the heart of the life and teaching of "il Poverello". Its interior has a single nave with faint traces of frescoes. These frescoes are witness to the cult which had already grown in the few decades following his death.

Basilica
S. Chiara

The basilica was consacrated in 1265. The facade is banded horizontally in Assisi stone. Its stark simplicity, which bears the imprint of Franciscan austerity, is continued through into the church's interior. In the crypt visitors can honour the body of the Saint, and find, in the chapel containing his relics, the crucifix which spoke to San Francesco.