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Created 29-Sep-09
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Umbria's spiritual capital, Assisi is visited by millions of pilgrims and tourists year round. As the story goes, St Francis of Assisi was born here in 1182 and preached his heart out to Umbria until his death 44 years later. The old city hasn't changed much since then, apart from the camera-weilding tourists slapping down on a gelato.
Not the most interesting of Umbria's cities, in my opinion, but if you want to add a statue of St Francis, Mary or a crucifix to your collection, this is THE place to find it. Religious paraphernalia everywhere. The Basilica di San Francesco is damn impressive internally, though. Shame you can't take photo's
Not the most interesting of Umbria's cities, in my opinion, but if you want to add a statue of St Francis, Mary or a crucifix to your collection, this is THE place to find it. Religious paraphernalia everywhere. The Basilica di San Francesco is damn impressive internally, though. Shame you can't take photo's
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