As some of you may know a few weeks ago we spent a week in the gorgeous region of Umbria. It was mostly a week of hanging out at the pool with family but we did manage to fit in a few visits to some nearby towns. Umbria, in general, has the beautiful landscapes of Tuscany but without the masses of tourists (although this region is slowly becoming more and more popular).
Here are a few images of our visit to the towns of Assisi and Spello.
The views of Assisi as you’re driving up from the motorway are absolutely stunning with the monochrome coloured buildings and the impressive Basilica.
We were pleasantly surprised how easy it was to drive up into town and park at the ultra modern multi-floor underground parking lot. Apparently Assisi is one of the top places to visit in Umbria and is known to be FULL of tourists throughout the entire year. We were lucky to visit it in the morning before the big busloads of tourists arrived (and before the sun got too scorchingly hot to walk around).
Walking through the narrow cobblestone streets of Assisi you run into nuns,priests and monks visiting from all over the world. We were all quite impressed with the emotion a lot of people felt as they visited Assisi. There were people in tears, in deep prayer and in awe of actually visiting a place that obviously meant so much to them spiritually. Continue reading
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