Religious Tour Orvieto and Assisi

Private tour from Rome or shore excursion from Civitavecchia dock with minivan Mercedes and english speaking driver.

This tour is 10 hours in total from your hotel o from the Civitavecchia dock.

Leaving Rome or Civitavecchia, we’ll travel in a northerly direction and drive along the Tiber Valley to reach the marvelous medieval hilltop town of Orvieto, you’ll stop here to admire Orvieto’s magnificent 13th-century cathedral, a masterpiece of Italian Gothic architecture. Our tour continues into Tuscany’s green hills, covered in olive groves and vineyards. This is the land of some of Italy’s best known wines, which include Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino.

After a lunch of traditional local dishes (Lunch is not included) we’ll drive along the shores of Lake Trasimeno to arrive in Assisi, built at the foot of Mount Subasio. During a guided stroll through the alleys of this historic town you will see the Church of St. Claire, St. Francis’ birthplace, his childhood home and Town Hall Square with People’s Palace and Roman temple dedicated to Minerva.

We’ll also pay a visit to St. Francis’ Basilica, close to the ancient city walls, with its magnificent frescoes painted between the 12th and 14th centuries. Leaving Assisi, we will stop to visit the Porciuncula in Santa Maria degli Angeli, named after the church where St. Francis died in 1226.
Return to Rome or to the Civitavecchia dock.

For informations about groups and buses for 50 passengers please send us an email: info@shorexcursionsbellaitalia.com