Held near Assisi, Umbria’s Festa della Lavanda offers quiet afternoons among lavender fields, local food, and open-air ...

A group of Minot High School students recently returned from a whirlwind European trip that brought classroom lessons to life ...

A trip to the central Italian region of Umbria is not to be missed. The two historic cities of Perugia and Assisi are ...

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Deep in the Umbrian hills is one of Italy’s most captivating towns: Assisi. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it boasts priceless art, ancient buildings, ... knowing you’re seeing all the ‘must-see’ ...

The pre-Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to celebrating the holy man. Skip to Main Content.

In 1182, St. Francis was born to a wealthy family in Assisi, which rises above a fertile valley in central Italy. Praying in front of a crucifix, he is said to have heard a call to reform the church.

Assisi: Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a tech-savvy teen soon to become the first millennial saint.

ASSISI, Italy -- Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a tech-savvy teen soon to become the first millennial ...

ASSISI, Italy - Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a tech-savvy teen soon to become the first millennial saint.