Assisi - Orvieto - Santan Maria degli Angeli
Monday, Thursday, Saturday - from 1st March to 31st October
Monday and Friday - from 1st November to 28th February
Full day (minimum 6 persons)
With this day tour you can journey beyond the modern highways and large cities and discover the real Italy, where small ancient towns await you. A tour that unveils the religious architecture of Umbria and the wines and local products of Tuscany. Leaving Rome in a northerly direction, driving along the Tiber Valley, we reach Orvieto, a small town of Etruscan origins where we stop to admire the magnificent 14th century cathedral, a masterpiece of gothic architecture. The tour continues through the green Tuscan Hills covered in olive groves and vineyards. This is the land of some of Italy's best known D.O.C. (quality controlled) wines, which include Orvieto, Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino. A stop is included here so that you can taste both some local wine and other typical Umbrian and Tuscan products. Lunch too will be of traditional local dishes. In the early afternoon, having driven along the shores of Lake Trasimeno, we reach Assisi built at the foot of Mount Subasio. Here, during a guided stroll through the lanes of this historic town, you will see the Church of St. Claire, St Francis' birthplace, his childhood home, Townhall Square, the Roman Temple dedicated to Minerva and of course the Townhall itself. You will also visit St Francis' Basilica, close to the ancient city walls, with its magnificent frescoes painted between the 12th and 14th centuries. Leaving Assisi, we stop at the town of Santa Maria degli Angeli named after its church inside which, in the Chapel of Porziuncola, St. Francis died in 1226. After whch you will be safely returned to the vicinity of your hotel.
* Please note, entrance to the churches requires appropriate attire. No shorts, miniskirts or uncovered shoulders.
If you would like to book this tour or you would like us to arrange any customised tour for you, please call one of our dedicated team on 0844 993 4139 or Click here to send us an enquiry.
