Umbria con Me · Assisi
An official Umbria con Me guide takes you through Santa Chiara and the Basilica of St Francis, then down to Santa Maria degli Angeli on the plain, with the transport included. Pick it if you want the Porziuncola, where Francis founded his order and died, without working out the bus.
Most Assisi walks stay on the hill. This one adds the third great Franciscan site: Santa Maria degli Angeli, the 16th-century basilica about 4 km below town that encloses the Porziuncola, a stone chapel of roughly 4 by 7 metres. The listing gives 30 minutes at Santa Chiara, 45 at Santa Maria degli Angeli and 40 at the Basilica of St Francis, with transport between them included (a 2022 guest describes it as a taxi ride). The tour finishes back up at the basilica, so you end in town.
At $183 it is the priciest per-person walk in Assisi, so be clear what the extra buys: the logistics of the plain and an official guide at all three sites. The "entry tickets" line buys nothing, because all three basilicas are free to enter. Reviews are glowing (5.0 from 35), and guests mention guides who ask about your interests first and build the visit around them.
The trade-off is time at the frescoes: 40 minutes in the Basilica of St Francis is less than the hour on the small-group walk or the basilica tour. The operator's note applies too: on Sundays, big Catholic holidays and national holidays, the guide explains the Basilica of St Francis outside and you enter alone.
Meet by the fountain in front of the Basilica of St Clare for a 10-minute introduction to Assisi.
The San Damiano crucifix and the story of Clare, whose body lies in the crypt.
Down to the plain. Inside the domed basilica stands the Porziuncola; nearby, the Cappella del Transito marks where Francis died on the night of 3 to 4 October 1226.
Back up the hill for the Upper and Lower Church.
★★★★★Giovanni was the best guide. He was extremely knowledgeable and was patient and kind, took his time to really explain in detail everything we were seeing.
★★★★★She will immediately ask you what your interest is and adjust how she guides to this. My wife and I walked away very pleased.
★★★★★My 12 and 10 years old kids understood her and learned alot from her details. The taxi ride to Sta Maria de Angeli was smooth and easy.
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A tiny stone chapel, about 4 by 7 metres, where Francis founded his order and died in 1226. The basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli was built over it in the 16th century.
Yes. The listing includes transport between the three basilicas; past guests describe a short taxi ride.
On Sundays, big Catholic holidays and national holidays, the guide explains the Basilica of St Francis outside and you enter alone, in silence.
If you want the Porziuncola explained without logistics, yes. If you mainly want the frescoes, the small-group walk at $69 gives more time in the basilica, and a 1.30 euro bus reaches the plain.
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Santa Chiara, San Francesco and the Porziuncola chapel on the plain, with the transfer between them included.
Small-Group Assisi Walk and St Francis BasilicaOfficial guide, 15 people at most, downhill from Piazza Matteotti through town to both churches of the basilica.★ 4.8 · 2 hours 30 min · from $69
Basilica of St Francis Tour with an Official GuideOne focused hour in the Upper and Lower Church and the tomb with an official guide. The cheapest guided visit.★ 4.8 · 1 hour · from $46
Private Assisi Walk with St Francis BasilicaYour own licensed guide for 2.5 hours at one price for 1 to 15 people, from Santa Chiara to the basilica.★ 5.0 · 2 hours 30 min · from $263