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Tour FOr ASSISI

Assisi is a beautiful town in the province of Perugia , well known for being the birthplace of St. Francis and St. Clare . Beautiful medieval town , remained intact for centuries, and still protected by walls , built on a spur of Mount Subasio. You do not yet know where it gets its name of Assisi, perhaps ' Assium ' , or perhaps from the name of an animal, and thus his name means ' city of the falcon ' . The city has been inhabited since pre-Roman times , this is demonstrated by the remains of a shrine with bronze statues . In 295 BC about , the city passed into the hands of the Romans , there is shown by the remains of the Temple of Minerva , which is located next to the main square of the town , is also a nice hole , which is placed under the square , and can be visited through the Archaeological Museum .

After that, the town passed to the Duchy of Spoleto. In 1210 , we begin to glimpse the figure of Francis Bernardone , who was imprisoned in Perugia, and soon became , St. Francis of Assisi , the Monaco, founded an order male , who was soon joined by a female , founded by Chiara Favarone . Both young men were rich, and they left all their possessions , in spite of what they thought the families, to live in poverty, the death of the saint, October 3, 1226 , he began the construction of the Upper Basilica , which was built in Gothic style .

On the death of St. Clare, in 1253 , began the costruszione the church, which bears his name . In early 1300, have hard struggles between Guelphs and Ghibellines , and during this period we observed a strong decay of the city, until the capture of reins of Cardinal Albornoz, who rebuilt the Rocca Maggiore. After a few years Assisi fell under the rule of the church , which holds it until its annexation to the Kingdom of Italy. Are great now to see the two basilicas, already mentioned , of St. Francis and St. Clare, but also dedicated to St. Peter , and especially the beautiful Duomo, dedicated to the patron saint San Rufino.

But probably , the most beautiful is the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, built to the plans of , made ​​between 1569 and 1679, to protect the Chapel of the Portiuncula , the beautiful meeting of the first Franciscan friars . Beautiful are the events of Assisi, as the celebrations for Easter , Carnival , the beautiful Focaraccio in honor of the Assumption , and the beautiful May Day , a commemoration of the costumes and medieval life , crowned with plays, songs, and dances with color performances of archers , crossbowmen, and challenges of two ancient medieval factions.

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