16 June: Assisi in a Snapshot

Assisi, a cosy medieval town which is more well-known for the St Francis Movement, is a small area that can be covered by foot in half a way. It's filled with buildings, houses made of stones and streets lined up by the ancient stone pebbles!

Our guide, Leslie, borrowed the 'tourist map' to point out to us where Assisi is in Italy.

Beautiful plains seen from Assisi, which is build on the hill:

Here's the 'residential' area (in the slope):

In the middle of the town is the town square where the clock tower stands in front of an open space. It's also where we find the Assisi information centre and postal service.

The World Heritage Site "stamp" - this is the only one I saw amongst all the sites visited in this trip; unlike those in Japan that were placed in conspicuous places. Where are the rest? Hm...

It's a 'free-and-easy' visit to the town that is obviously dependent on "tourism" as a main source of income - souvenir shops lined up all over the streets.

A "slanting" shop in Assisi? Well, it isn't slanting, but it's built on the slope. Are you able to tell how steep (or gentle) the slope is?