In celebration of Easter, here's a diverse collection of pictures from around Assisi. First a favorite statue of St. Francis near San Damiano.
Next, a glimpse through a window at the Eremo delle Carceri.
A view of Assisi from the west, that includes the Basilica of Saint Francis in the foreground and Mount Subasio in the background.
A view from in town, including the fortress of Rocca Maggiore.
An Assisi street.
Smiles.
Recent artwork at the childhood home of Francis.
A portrait of Saint Clare, by an entryway.
Ruins atop Colle San Rufino, a rise on the way up Mount Subasio. Bronze objects from about the Fifth Century B.C. have been found here.
On the side of the Colle are some ruins, the origins of which I have not yet learned. They appear to be ancient stone walls and the remains of stone structures carved into the hillside. Interestingly, what might have been a main room seems to have been turned into an impromptu shrine at some point in the past hundred years (or so). Within a niche in the wall have been placed religious objects, pictures, etc.
Including Saints Francis and Clare.
Back in Assisi, an evening view of the Cathedral of San Rufino. The structure immediately below the bell tower was Clare's childhood home.
A roadside scene at the nearby town of Tordibetto.
And flowers atop Subasio.
Ciao.
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