Held near Assisi, Umbria’s Festa della Lavanda offers quiet afternoons among lavender fields, local food, and open-air ...

On July 4, the historic city of Assisi, nestled in the heart of Italy’s Umbria region, will host the international traveling ...

A trip to the central Italian region of Umbria is not to be missed. The two historic cities of Perugia and Assisi are ...

A short drive brings you to Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis. The town’s crowning jewel, the Basilica of St. Francis, is adorned with frescoes that narrate the saint’s life and legacy.

Giotto’s ‘The Legend of St. Francis’: Assisi’s Devotional Frescoes The pre-Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative ...

St Francis of Assisi was born in 1181 in Assisi, Italy, to a wealthy cloth merchant named Pietro di Bernardone and his French wife, Pica. His baptismal name was Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone ...

St. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone around 1181 or 1182 in Assisi, Italy, is a prominent figure among Catholics. He was a renowned Italian mystic and poet who renounced ...

In 1182, St. Francis was born to a wealthy family in Assisi, which rises above a fertile valley in central Italy. Praying in front of a crucifix, he is said to have heard a call to reform the church.

As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital battling pneumonia, hundreds of pilgrims continued to make their way to this hilltop town to pray at the tomb of St. Francis, the hometown medieval ...

This unique journey to Central Italy, specifically the Umbria and Tuscany regions, offers participants of all ages an immersive experience in authentic Italian food and culture, beyond traditional ...