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Private Full-Day Tour of Assisi and Cortona from Florence
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9 hours (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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Offered in: English and 2 more
Overview
Discover Assisi and Cortona on a day trip from Florence, and make the most of a private driver, just for your group. First, you’ll travel to the pilgrimage town of Assisi to walk in the footsteps of St. Francis, Italy’s patron saint. Learn about his life in the town, and visit the basilicas of St. Francis and St. Claire. After a break for lunch, you’ll continue to Cortona for some sightseeing at your leisure. Entrance fees and food are at your own expense.
- Assisi and Cortona day trip with a private driver
- See Giotto frescoes inside the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
- Visit the Basilica of St. Chiara, then enjoy free time to explore
- Spend time in Cortona, a Tuscan town that featured in Under the Tuscan Sun
- Use a convenient hotel pickup and drop-off service from Florence
Start your day trip with a pickup at 8:30am from your Florence hotel, then sit back as your driver navigates the roads, allowing you to admire the landscapes of Tuscany and Umbria.
Your first stop is the hilltop town of Assisi, a place of pilgrimage that’s famed as the birthplace of both St. Francis and St. Clare.
Enjoy free time to explore the town at your own pace, and stop for lunch, if you wish. Then, it’s time to return to your driver for the journey to Cortona, a town that featured in the 2003 film Under the Tuscan Sun.
Use your free time here to stroll amid Etruscan treasures, medieval architecture, and even artwork from the Renaissance era. Entrance fees, food, and wine are at your own expense.
Later, you’ll meet back up with your driver for the journey back to Florence. Your day trip ends with a hotel drop-off.
Your first stop is the hilltop town of Assisi, a place of pilgrimage that’s famed as the birthplace of both St. Francis and St. Clare.
Enjoy free time to explore the town at your own pace, and stop for lunch, if you wish. Then, it’s time to return to your driver for the journey to Cortona, a town that featured in the 2003 film Under the Tuscan Sun.
Use your free time here to stroll amid Etruscan treasures, medieval architecture, and even artwork from the Renaissance era. Entrance fees, food, and wine are at your own expense.
Later, you’ll meet back up with your driver for the journey back to Florence. Your day trip ends with a hotel drop-off.
Itinerary
Stop At:
Basilica di Santa Chiara
Stop At:
Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi
One of the most beautiful Basilicas of Italy, it's an incredible masterpiece of art and architecture. What is more, it hosts one of the most important cycles of frescoes painted by Giotto, one of the greatest Italian painters and innovators of our history
Duration: 20 Minutes
Admission Ticket Not Included
Stop At:
Centro Storico di Assisi
Assisi, where every stone emanates a bright aura, the undisputed home of St. Francis and St. Clare. Once in Assisi, you will have time to admire the town's two most famous churches, its quaint streets and alleyways and a bizarre church built over a Roman temple.
Duration: 180 Minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Stop At:
Duomo di Cortona
Featured in Audrey Wells romantic movie “Under the Tuscan Sun”, Cortona is a hilltop town rich in Etruscan relics, Medieval buildings and Renaissance works; in addition to being filled with many interesting things to see, it is also a fantastic place to stop for a glass of wine or take a pleasant walk with breathtaking views over Lake Trasimeno.
Duration: 120 Minutes
Admission Ticket Free
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Product code: 6367P37
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