Assisi
In Assisi, everything speaks of Francis and his message: the buildings covered in Sabasio’s pink stone give color to grey days and light up in the golden rays of sunset. Rather than visit the city in any particular order, lose yourself in the winding alleys which take you back to Francis’ youth. In Piazza del …
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Bosco di San Francesco
This magical wood, with a history spanning millenia, is a mystical spot, soothing to both the eyes and the spirit, where Saint Francis’ words come to life. To walk through Saint Francis’ Wood in Assisi is a unique experience, an inner journey through nature, history and faith to better understand the message of perfect harmony …
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Bagnara di Nocera (Villaggio della sostenibilità)
338.4369829 (Sig. Lorenzo Perticoni) www.inabox.it/vs/il-villaggio info@sostenibile.it Vocabolo Bagnara, Nocera Umbra, PG 06025
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Strada Mattonata
The “Seven Churches of Assisi” itinerary ends at the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, though it is ideal to complete the cycle by following the “mattonata” to the Basilica of Saint Francis, ascending to Assisi along the processional route used by the faithful for centuries, and by the participants of the interfaith conference convocated by Benedict …
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Aggi
Along the pilgrim route, Aggi’s Chiesa di Santa Lucia has beautiful frescoes by Matteo da Gualdo (to visit, contact Lorenzo Perticoni: 338.4369829). Source: “La via di Francesco” – Edizioni San Paolo S.r.l.
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Rocca and Villa of Postignano
Only ruins remain of La Rocca, what was once the castle of the Counts of Nocera. Here Saint Rinald, bishop and patron saint of Nocera, was born. The hamlet of Villa – still inhabited – was once the castle’s farmland. Source: “La via di Francesco” – Edizioni San Paolo S.r.l.
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Nocera Umbra (Seminario vescovile)
0742.818878 / 347.5186040 (don Ferdinando Cetorelli) Via S. Rinaldo, 8,Nocera Umbra PG.
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Costa di Trex
A hamlet with an odd name (possibly from the contraction of “Costa di tre chiese”), where the pretty 11th century Chiesa di Santo Stefano is located. Nearby, the Fonte del Sanguinone, documented from 1128, still provides water to the nearby houses, after having done so for centuries for the town of Assisi, thanks to a Medieval …
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Bagnara
The Franciscan Sources contain a number of passages recounting how Francis was taken to this area to find comfort for his physical suffering through the mild climate and curative waters here. It was here that the knights of Assisi came to meet Francis, taking him back to die in his hometown, as he requested. Aside …
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