Month: November 2016
Assisi Street Scenes – Part 1
We entered Assisi through the Porta Nova, one of the gates of this walled city. Assisi flourished in Roman times as a walled city. …
Basilica di Santa Chiara in Assisi
Our next stop was the Basilica di Santa Chiara (Basilica of Saint Clare). Facade of Basilica di Santa Chiara The Basilica di Santa…
Santa Maria degli Angeli
Our tour this morning started in the valley below Assisi. Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli (Saint Mary of the Angels) was constructed between 1569…
Italy – View from the Hotel
Our hotel wasn’t in the heart of old Assisi, but had a lot of Italian charm. The views were wonderful and teased us about the…
Pilgrimage to Italy – Day 1
We are just back from a wonderful trip to Italy. We were gone 11 days and visited the cities of Assisi, Florence, Siena, and Rome,…