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You will be met by our chauffeur who will give you a narrative drive along the way to Assisi and will explain and answer all your questions along the way. For further information any questions that you wish to be answered please contact us directly on our 24 hr service.

Assisi

Our walking tour will take you across the thresholds of the past centuries leading through history and beauty of Assisi and Francesco, the most unique and fascinating city in the world.

Remains from Roman times can still be found:

• City walls

• Basilica of San Francesco - great monument to the Saint

• Forum (now Piazza del Comune),

• Theatre,

• Roman Amphitheatre and the

• Temple of Minerva (now transformed into the Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva). Like the church of the same name in Rome, is a church dedicated to Mary built over a Roman temple to Minerva, the goddess of wisdom.

Besides its many churches, Assisi also has some fine secular buildings: there is a fine Piazza del Comune with a torre and Palazzo del Comune, and Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo.

Lunch at your own expense it can be discussed and decided along the way. There are many restaurants and hotels where one can sample the local cuisine suiting your requirements.

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Your driver will return you to your destination. For further information any questions that you wish to be answered please contact us directly on our 24 hr service.

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Perugia

Private Tour with a qualified english speaking driver. Transfers included

This tour is planned for those who just have only a day to see as much as possible in Umbria. We have chosen three towns that have a chacteristic of their own going through the beautiful Umbrian landescape.

Perugia - Deruta - Assisi

Our first stop will be Perugia, famous for its chocolates, mostly because of a single firm, Perugina, whose Baci (kisses) are widely exported. We will stroll around and see the following things...

• Basilica di Sant'Antonio, (the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua) is the largest

Called by Henry James the "city of the infinite view." Perugia's stunning medieval municipal palace overlooks the main square graced by

• the Fontana Maggiore, a medieval fountain designed by Fra Bevignate and sculpted by Nicolò and Giovanni Pisano. (Pisano masterpiece of Gothic sculpture and Perugia's pride and joy) and

• the Cathedral of S. Lorenzo. Our tour will include Etruscan city gates, the massive 16^th c.

• Papal fortress (which encompasses the medieval quarter of Perugia), Renaissance masterpieces of Perugino and the magnificent frescoed Notaries' Guild Hall.

• Etruscan Arch (also known as Porta Augusta), an Etruscan gate with Roman elements.

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We will adjourn to Deruta to stroll through the small historical town which produces some of the finest Italian majolica.

Here we may have lunch in a small typical restaurant - "La Caciatore", or have a panino with wine at your own expense before visiting the town.

Deruta

Famous decorated plates of Deruta

While strolling through, you will come across the followng things to see besides the many small ceramic shops and boutiques where you may purchase and take away as a recollection.

• Church of San Francesco built in 1388

• Palazzetto Municipale, which dates from about 1300

• Piazza dei Consoli - governmental offices, the municipal hall

• Museum of Ceramics - stunning art gallery (the Pinacoteca), and a capacious atrium in which one can view a variety of archaeological finds, some of which date to Neolithic times.

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Our last and final stop will be Assisi to visit the Basilica di Francesco before your driver returns you to your destination.

For further information any questions that you wish to be answered please contact us directly on our 24 hr service.


Assisi		Inside the San Fancis Basilica - Assisi

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Gubbio

Private Tour with a qualified english speaking driver. Transfers included

Perugia & Gubbio

One of the Perugian roads

Cathedral - Perugia

Our firts stop is Perugia - the city centre is small and all the sights could easily be covered in half a day by foot. It is famous for its chocolates, mostly because of a single firm, Perugina, whose Baci (kisses) are widely exported. We will stroll around and see the following things...

• Basilica di Sant'Antonio, (the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua) is the largest

Called by Henry James the "city of the infinite view." Perugia's stunning medieval municipal palace overlooks the main square graced by

• the Cathedral of S. Lorenzo. Our tour will include Etruscan city gates, the massive 16^th c.

• Papal fortress (which encompasses the medieval quarter of Perugia), Renaissance masterpieces of Perugino and the magnificent frescoed Notaries' Guild Hall.

• Etruscan Arch (also known as Porta Augusta), an Etruscan gate with Roman elements.

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Lunch is an option and at your own expense, it can be discussed and decided along the way. There are many restaurants and hotels where one can sample the local cuisine.

Our next stop is Gubbio - dramatically perched on a hill overlooking the ruins of a Roman theater . It holds a surprising number of historic Gothis monuments, many of which are still in use today. While wandering through the town we will come across...

• Cathedral - 14^thcentury church

• Palazzo dei Consoli - Gothic civic palace,14^th c.

• Civic Museum and the important Picture Gallery

• Palazzo Ducale

• Piazza 40 Martiri and Church of San Francesco (located in the same square)

• Mausoleum of the 40 Martyrs - near the square

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Your driver will return you to your destination. For further information any questions that you wish to be answered please contact us directly on our 24 hr service.

Gubbio

Cathedral - Gubbio