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BASILICA OF SAN FRANCESCO
View of the upper church, piazza & porticus (arched covered...
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The Piazza del Loge,
the square leading to the entrance to the lower church, is surrounded by...
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Upper church & belfry
Note the large & ornate rose window, in Romanesque style, in the 2nd zone...
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Contemporary artworks
along the covered walkway.
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Closeup
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Stained glass window
I spotted along the way.
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Coming up the ramp
in the lower piazza.
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Entrance to the lower church
The church facades are white & pink stones. Each church has a...
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Bust of Pope Benedict XIV
is to the left of the porch. He's the one who granted this church...
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Courtyard leading to the friary?
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Courtyard of the friary
(friar monastery). Like the church, it is also faced with pink &...
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Angled view
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HOTEL SUBASIO - our hotel
or at least one of our hotels. The singles stayed here & the doubles at...
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One of the public rooms
in the lobby.
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The hallway on my floor.
The rooms were quaint but small, but they were adequate. My 3rd floor...
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View of the Friary & the Umbrian hills
from the large deck at the back of the hotel, which had great views....
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Better view of the basilica complex,
also from our hotel deck. The lower part is the friary.
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View to the left
showing the top of one of the 3 medieval city gates.
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View straight ahead
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The “Basilica of Saint Clare”
(Basilica della Santa Chiara) is dedicated to the ‘little plant...
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The huge, distinctive buttresses
The 13th century church contains St Clare's remains. Born in 1193...
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One of the doors
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The Santa Chiara complex
from behind.
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"Piazza del Comune"
is the central square of Assisi, has great architecture from the 12th to 14th...
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The "Roman Temple to Minerva",
which has been converted to a Christian church - Santa Maria sopra...
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Temple to Minerva
Situated in the town centre, as if set on a podium, the Roman Temple...
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Typical narrow street,
this one leading to the Piazza del Comune where the Temple to Minerva &...
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Street scene
That's the top of the Tower of the People that we see on the right, &...
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Duomo di San Rufino
That's the dome to the Assisi Duomo (cathedral) & its bell...
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Rocca Maggiore
Rocca Maggiore (Great Fortress), the larger of two medieval fortresses...
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View in the distance
over the roof tops. Assisi overlooks the richest & biggest valley in...
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Tarnished town view
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Porta Nuova (1316), one of 3 medieval
city gates.
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Street scene
We had just arrived & were walking to our small hotels. Our big...
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Closeup
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Lots of climbing
I wouldn't want to walk down these slippery stone streets when it's...
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Potted plants everywhere
add to the charm, plus I liked that glass art window ;o)
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Niche with faded painting
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More potted plants
against stone walls - I love it ;o)
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Geenery, color & climbers
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Uplifting doorstep ;o)
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Pots galore.....
Assisi has a flowering balcony competition every June.
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Pots on high ;o)
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Shopping !!!
Wonderful glasswares.
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and ceramics...
Reminded me of Mexican Talavera pottery.
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woo woo, a pastry shop!!!
But I didn't see any cannoli, my fav ......
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and gelato.....
a cross between ice cream & sherbet? It's good but messy. They always...
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Holy wares......
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Gentle old gent, minding his shop
Dang, wish it was a better shot. waaaaa
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Inviting doorway
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Parade of shoppers......
They had unique things to buy but things were very pricey waaaaaaa
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Shopping delights at dusk
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