This church is where Saint Francis died. This church is in Assisi and many people still visit as…read morethey have mass daily If you are not familiar with Saint Francis and the Franciscan Friars it's something worth learning about. The church is a historical monument and is still in use. Built in 1562 is a lovely church to visit

This is the church actually in the town of Assisi. It serve the people every day. Saint Francisco…read moreuse this church to preach and serve the people even his final resting place is at the hillside church. This is a people church. A lot come to worship. Even at week day. The church has three major part. If you are visiting, make sure you see all. The main Cathedral section with dome and worship hall. This church has interior pray center right before the alter. The second is at small door on the right side of the alter. This door lead you to back of small chapel, museum, gift shop, and display center. This is the best part of the church. This part has a display of St. Francisco hold his hand up. Somehow the live white dove just seat on his hand like him in the pass preaching to the bird. There is a small chapel has old historic painting on the wall. Very precious. The third part is the square in front of the church. It is people gathering and have fun. Of course there is a library next to it.

Smaller than St. Francis' basilica but still beautiful & important religiously & historically. St…read more Clare was a contemporary of St. Francis & they were great friends. She passed away at the age of sixty & her tomb is available for viewing. If you're going to visit Assisi it's a good idea to visit this basilica as well. Gaze at the artwork & sculptures. Try to imagine yourself back in the time of St. Francis & St. Clar

This temple-turned church features some neat Roman columns on the outside and lovely Christian art…read moreon the inside. It's pretty small but worth a quick peek.

This is St. Francis' hermitage, the place where he would escape to from Assisi town, to pray and…read moremeditate along with his 4 companions. Thank God the Franciscan brothers still keep this place sparse and little decorated and it hasn't been made into a tourist circus like the town has. Many of them regularly walk the trails in the woods also to make sure tourists and pilgrims are not acting stupid. This is a holy sanctuary. This is the place where the stories of St. Francis preaching to the birds, receiving the vision of the angels and even levitating while experiences his spiritual ecstasies happened. If you want to come here and meditate and experience the same serenity that St. Francis did, by all means do so, there are many places in the woods and trails here for that and if you are in the right state of mind, stay quite and reverent and in a receptive state, some magical insights will come to you given how much St. Francis loved nature. St. Francis' energy is here but you have to be very patient and quiet to pick up on it, it is not in the town nor in the basilica where his bones and relics are. You'll get the feeling that you are a million miles away from the ugliness of the world but please take a reverent attitude here instead of an obnoxious, tacky tourist one. I saw both types of behavior in action here unfortunately. I saw very quiet and serious Italian pilgrims here given that the day I came was immediately after St. Francis' Feast Day. I also saw a yogini barefoot and doing a serious session of Earthing but I also saw the most obnoxious, loud, rude and uncouth Asian and Eastern European tourists who only show up because their guidebook tells them to but don't understand the significance of this place, the same types I saw at the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Greek island of Patmos, Mount Shasta in California and who had literally taken over the Sistine Chapel, they walk through the hermitage with the same amounts of poise and discretion as a brontosaurus, without even a second's worth of appreciation, take their stupid selfies and leave. Seriously, if that's the attitude you take, why bother even coming here? I spent a good three hours here, walking the trails and meditating at the the outdoor alters in the woods and in the caves that Francis' four closest brothers often went into seclusion to, for the purposes of deep, deep meditation and prayer, specifically Brother Leo, Brother Masseo, Brother Rufino and Brother Angelo. All four of their caves are here. I seriously hope the Franciscan Brothers can protect this place, this is one of the last real pure, spiritual refuges left in this world.

This magical place will blow your mind! Spend at least two hours here to silently soak up the…read morepeaceful atmosphere. This place is gorgeous and holy. It's kind of a long and steep walk from town so you may want to ride up in a car. You should bring some water if you want to hike around here because you won't find food or beverages for sale here.