Private day tour from Florence to discover Assisi, the birthplace of San Francesco, visiting with your personal guide the Saint Francis Basilica and the Porziuncola, both named Unesco World Heritage Site.
Enjoy a guided tour of Umbria extra virgin olive oil with tasting and appreciate a tasty lunch to appreciate local delicacies in a traditional oil mill.
Visit a premium winery in the hills around Montefalco to taste the fascinating Umbrian red wine: Sagrantino di Montefalco
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Day Tour from Florence to Assisi and Umbria Region
- Private expert local guide
- Visit of Saint Francis Basilica Unesco World Heritage Site
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil Mill tour with oil tasting
- Tasty lunch with local delicacies
DETAILS
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Duration:
10 hours about
Start Time Private Tour:
Morning: you can require whatever start time you like.
Pick up Point:
At the lobby of your Hotel in Florence centre or to be decided at the confirmation
Inclusion:
- Umbria visit with private guide
- Private Mercedes E series car (for your party from 1 to 2 people)
- Private Mercedes Minivan (for your party from 3 to 6 people)
- Professional English speaking driver.
- Saint Francis Basilica admission fees
- Extra Virgin Olive oil tasting
- Light lunch at the Olive Mill
- Sagrantino di Montefalco wine tasting
Exclusions:
Gratuities (optional),
Admission fees to further churches and museums
Notes:
More of 6 persons rates on request.
DESCRIPTION
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The private day tour from Florence to Assisi and Umbria starts from your hotel in Florence where you meet your personal driver.
Your experience in Assisi and Umbria with your private guide starts from the medieval town of Assisi famous as the birthplace of St. Francis.
Visit the three levels of the Basilica of San Francesco. The upper church in French Gothic style with a single nave, decorated with frescoes by Cimabue. The lower church houses one of the most famous artistic treasures of the entire Basilica: the high altar is surmounted by Giotto's cross vault. The tomb of St.Francis carved into the stone in 1820
Visit of the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli whose interiors preserve the Porziuncola, a stone chapel restored by St. Francis himself and where he understood his vocation. The Porziuncola is considered the holiest place for the Franciscans.
Experience a guided tour of an oil mill that produces the authentic Umbrian organic extra virgin olive oil famous for its taste, flavors and benefits for our health. The visit is followed by a tasting and a traditional light lunch with local delicacies.
Tastings of the famous Sagrantino di Montefalco, the symbolic wine of Montefalco, in a premium cellar and return to Florence with your private driver.