Pilgrims and Rebels Self Guided Tour of Assisi

A wealthy young man renouces his wealth in a public square, a teenage girl escapes through a door of the dead by moonlight, and a cycling champion hides forged documents in his bicycle frame. This self-guided audio walking tour of Assisi traces these stories through the actual streets where they happened. The tour covers about 3km, mostly downhill, with stories at every stop from a Roman amphitheater buried under medieval houses to the internet-age saint buried in his jeans and sneakers. Start whenever you like, pause for truffle pasta or shopping, and pick up right where you left off. This walking tour allows you to discover the city and ends conveniently at the Basilica of Saint Francis which you can then enter and experience at your own pace. Over 20,000 travelers have explored with your audio walking tours, and a full refund guarantee means there's nothing to lose. If you want to understand Assisi rather than just photograph it, this is your walk.

1. 1

   Porta Perlici

   5 min

   Pass through doorposts laid by three civilizations.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   10 min

   Find the font where Francis, Clare, and a future emperor were all baptized.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   5 min

   Piece together a midnight escape through a coffin door and how Saint Clare was a pioneer.

4. 4

   Stop 4

   10 min

   Stand in the piazza where a young man piled his clothes at his father's feet.

5. 5

   Museo della Memoria

   Pass by

   Hear how a cycling champion smuggled forged papers past Nazi checkpoints.

6. 6

   Chiesa Nuova

   10 min

   Step inside the room where a father locked up his own son.

7. 7

   Piazza del Comune

   10 min

   See the Roman temple that made Goethe ignore the Basilica of Saint Francis, and ask whether it even belongs to Minerva.

8. 8

   Volta Pinta

   10 min

   Look up at Renaissance frescoes painted in a tunnel that once led somewhere the Church wanted you to forget.

9. 9

   Stop 9

   10 min

   Listen for the bells that supposedly rang on their own the moment Francis died in the valley below.

10. 10

    Stop 10

    10 min

    Face a slumped rider on horseback and consider why the hill behind you was once called "Hell."

11. 11

    Stop 11

    10 min

    Enter two churches stacked on top of a secretly buried saint and find the fresco that changed the course of Western art.

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.