Assisi, Umbria

Ah beautiful Assisi ... the town you should go to if you ever want a medieval panel painting to speak to you. And before you get really worried, this isn't me we're talking about, it's Saint Francis. We actually saw the painting that supposedly awakened Frank to the religious life, which looks a bit like a friendly cartoon Jesus, and Bridget described it as "The most likely to talk to you" which it really is.

Here's me in front of the Basilica of St. Francis

The frescoes in here are amazing (more Giotto*!)

Assisi is also just a very charming town, although some might find the religiousness a bit overwhelming (I've never seen so many Priests and Monks and Brothers and Nuns together in one place, let's hear it for religious pilgrimage!!). All of the houses are done in this beautiful creamy stone, and the little streets wind up and down the hill.

The pretty streets of Assisi


The main Piazza, with a fountain that (like many in Italy) is fed by a Roman aqueduct

*Well, in my opinion, not really Giotto, but interesting none the less.