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Assisi and St Clare

October 6, 2010 By Almis Simans 1 Comment

A brief detour from the Via Francigena, the 2000 km pilgrim path which joins Canterbury to Rome. We had arrived in Assisi, the home of St Francis, Italy’s patron saint, and checked into St Anthony’s Guest House. St. Anthony’s was well designed for pilgrims and travelers; a coffee machine, white and red wine in the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Walking Experiences Tagged With: Assisi, Basilica of St. Clare, Eremo del Carceri, Piazza del Comun, Poor Clares, Santiago de Compostela, St Anthonys Guest House, St Francis, St. Damiano, Via Francigena

The second most visited church in Italy

September 6, 2010 By Almis Simans Leave a Comment

Assisi’s Basilica San Francesco: We had been walking around the fabulous ancient hill-top town of Assisi as part of our journey along the Via Francigena. We followed the cobble-stoned road up to Piazza S. Francesco and entered the Lower Church of the Basilica San Francesco, the numero uno site in Assisi. This basilica ranked as […]

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A side trip to Assisi

April 16, 2009 By Almis Simans Leave a Comment

We were walking sections of the Via Francigena when we decided to visit the hilltop city of Assisi. I had heard and read about it for years. We ended spending four days here, mostly walking. Because it is situated on a hill (the foothill of the large Mount Subasio) we got a lot of exercise in. […]

Filed Under: Walking Experiences Tagged With: Assisi, Rocca, Santa Maria Dei Angeli, St Francis, Via Francigena

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