Assisi

Holly and I on the streets of Assisi

At the top of the Rocca Maggiore in Assisi.



Assisi, Italy is about an hour and a half outside of Arezzo in the region of Umbria, the only landlocked region of Italy. We left early on Thursday morning with my whole class for our art history lesson. I really hadn't done much research on Assisi and all I knew was that Saint Francis had ties there.

The entire city was swarming with monks and nuns on their pilgrimages to this beauitful church. It seemed like a timeless town.
Every angle was picturesque and the Basililca di S. Francesco was absolutely breathtaking! We actually saw the tomb of Saint Francis in the crypt of the church.









After our art history class in the Basilica, we split up and went to the top of the hill to the Rocca Maggiore, which is a huge fortress overlooking the town. After the hike up there, which my calfs are still sore from, you would have thought we were in Ireland. The rolling green hills with castles in the distance were incredible! I felt like I was on top of the world.






It is off to Cinque Terre to hike tomorrow! I cannot wait for the beautiful views and seafood!