Scenes from Assisi is a gallery of images and 360 photos that bring you the beautiful scenery from one of the prettiest cities in Italy, and the home town of Saint Francis.
Featured photo: A view of a golden sunset over Assisi’s skyline.
Table of Contents
- City Gates of Assisi
- Mountain Town
- Franciscan Friars
- Curiosities
- Flowers Everywhere
- The Basilica of Saint Francis
- Other Places of Worship
- Views to Die For
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City Gates of Assisi / Porte della Città di Assisi
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6426 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy: Porta San Francesco.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6426-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
Look around Porta San Francesco in 360 – this is what greets you once you enter the gate:
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![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi iip 1805 img 2105 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy: Porta San Giacomo.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-iip-1805-img_2105-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi iip 1805 img 2027 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy: Porta del Sementone.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-iip-1805-img_2027-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
Mountain Town
Uphill and downhill – Assisi is a great challenge for walkers and hikers.
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6415 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Uphill and downhill - a great challenge for walkers and hikers.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6415-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
In this mountain town, stairs or scalinata [ska-li-NA-tah] bring you to the higher levels of the city or help you get down to the town piazza.
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6443 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. In this mountain town, stairs or scalineta bring you to the higher levels of the city.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6443-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6412 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. In this mountain town, stairs or scalineta bring you to the higher levels of the city.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6412-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6444 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. In this mountain town, stairs or scalineta bring you to the higher levels of the city.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6444-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
Franciscan Friars / Frati Francescani
A common scene on the streets of Assisi: Friars on the march to the Basilica of Saint Francis.
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6438 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Friars on the march to the Basilica of Saint Francis.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6438-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6439 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Friars on the march to the Basilica of Saint Francis.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6439-scenes-from-assisi-1024x680.jpg)
Curiosities
From unique street lamps to creative door knockers, and antique olive presses – walking around town can be very entertaining.
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi iip 1805 img 2102 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy: Unique street lamps.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-iip-1805-img_2102-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6417 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Colorful street scenes.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6417-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6418 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Colorful street scenes.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6418-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi iip 1805 img 2073 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Colorful street scenes.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-iip-1805-img_2073-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
Flowers Everywhere
A city of white, pink, and golden-hued stone buildings, and vibrant, colorful flowers.
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi iip 1805 img 2022 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy: A post-woman delivering mail via motorbike.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-iip-1805-img_2022-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6445 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Colorful street scenes.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6445-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6436 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. A city of white, pink, and golden hued stone buildings, and colorful flowers.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6436-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6423 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Colorful street scenes.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6423-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6424 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Colorful street scenes.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6424-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6422 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Colorful street scenes.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6422-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6416 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Colorful street scenes.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6416-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
The Basilica of Saint Francis / Basilica di San Francesco
The main attraction in Assisi for the religious pilgrim, is the Basilica of Saint Francis.
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6428 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. The Piazza Inferiore (Lower Square) Basilica of St. Francis](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6428-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6430 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Archway to the Lower Basilica.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6430-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6432 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Basilica of Saint Francis.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6432-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6431 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. The Rose of the Basilica of St. Francis](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6431-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6434 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Basilica of Saint Francis.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6434-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6437 basilica saint francis scenes from assisi The Basilica of St. Francis - enveloped in the morning mist. Assisi, Italy.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6437-basilica-saint-francis-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
I took this 360 photo of the Cloister of Sixtus IV behind the Upper Basilica, after a morning rain.
A 360-photo inside the Upper Basilica (which I took before I was admonished that taking photos was prohibited!) decorated with vibrant (sometimes fading) frescoes by Cimabue, Giotto, and many other Tuscan artists.
Other Places of Worship
Aside from the Basilica of Saint Francis, there are numerous other places of worship including the Duomo or Cathedral of Santo Rufino, the Basilica of Santa Chiara (St. Claire), among others.
The Cathedral of Santo Rufino is the church where Saint Francis was baptized. See it in 360:
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6387 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Basilica di Santa Chiara.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6387-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi iip 1805 img 2031 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy: The parents of Saint Francis at the Chiesa Nuova.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-iip-1805-img_2031-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
The Chiesa Nuova in 360, below:
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6394 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore in the foreground, left.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6394-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi iip 1805 IMG 1979 scenes from assisi The Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva (an ancient Roman temple to Minerva repurposed into a Christian church). The Torre del Popolo stands adjacent to the Roman building.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-iip-1805-IMG_1979-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi iip 1805 1980 scenes from assisi The opulent 17th century baroque design inside the Santa Maria sopra Minerva clashes with the simple classical lines of its 1st century facade. Assisi, Italy.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-iip-1805-1980-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi iip 1805 img 2096 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy: The simple church of Santo Stefano. Perhaps, if Saint Francis were alive today, this would be his preferred church.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-iip-1805-img_2096-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
Inside the church of Santo Stefano in 360 below, nothing ornate nor grand. Just peaceful serenity and simplicity – the true spirit of St. Francis.
Views to Die For
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi iip 1805 1991 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy: Overlooking the Umbrian valley from the Basilica of St. Francis.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-iip-1805-1991-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6461 scenes from assisi Sunrise on a cool morning at St. Anthony's Guest House - an Italian convent in Assisi, Italy.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6461-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6407 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy. An Umbrian View from St. Anthony's Guest House - an Italian convent in Assisi.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6407-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi d90 1805 6405 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy: A tower in the morning mist.](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-d90-1805-6405-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
If you hike up the scalinata of Vicolo San Lorenzo near the Cathedral of Santo Rufino, it’s less than half a mile to the Rocca Maggiore and a view of the entire town of Assisi.
![Scenes from Assisi, Italy • assisi iip 1805 img 2067 scenes from assisi Scenes from Assisi, Italy: at the Rocca Maggiore](https://wandervirtually.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/assisi-iip-1805-img_2067-scenes-from-assisi.jpg)
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Hey your article about my hometown is so lovely and you managed to put together amazing descriptions and content. I’d like to say it looks like a tour of the city! I also offer tours here in Assisi, take a look at what I have to offer : https://www.italyaroma.com/the-tours
Grazie Alex. I love your town and hope to visit it again soon (after covid in my hometown USA, that is). I hope tourism is picking up in your side of the woods. Stay safe!