Luxury Hotels Assisi Historic Center
Planning a trip to Italy? Unless you're lucky enough to have family, you'll have to find accomodations. This series of articles focuses on Assisi luxury hotels.On the way we describe multiple tourist attractions in the neighborhood. Each article includes beautiful photos reviewed luxury hotels. Each hotel mentioned has a live link (we test them just prior to posting) to its English-language website. Keep coming back, we are adding new destinations all the time. Let's find an upscale Assisi hotel.
Upper Basilica, St. Francis of Assisi
A World Heritage site
The lovely medieval walled town of Assisi is a very major site for Christian pilgrimages. This beautiful town honors Italy’s patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan order. The Basilica of Saint Francis was named a World Heritage Site in 2000. Both the Upper and Lower Basilicas were started in 1228, shortly after St. Francis’ canonization. The site was known as Collo d'Inferno (Hill of Hell) because convicted criminals were put to death there. The churches’ architecture combines Romanesque and Gothic styles. It helped set the tone for many Italian edifices over the following centures. Make sure to take your time. Please respect the dress code, no bare shoulders and no bare knees. For your convenience we have listed neighborhood hotels in approximate order of cost, starting with the least expensive. We have personally verified all hotel websites to make sure that they include English-language pages.
Hotel San Francesco
The three-star Hotel San Francesco is located right across from the Basilica, and some of the 44 rooms that range from singles to quads offer a panoramic view of the Basilica and the vast Umbrian plain. This building dates from the Fifteenth Century. Hotel facilities include a bar and restaurant restricted to hotel guests. The breakfast buffet features homemade cakes. The address is Via San Francesco 48, Assisi 06082 and the Hotel San Francesco website is www.hotelsanfrancescoassisi.it/ENG/index.htm
Hotel Giotto
The four-star Giotto Hotel is built on the foundations of an ancient building and has been welcoming guests since 1899. It has a wide range of business services include simultaneous translation and secretarial services. There is a conference room, congress facilities, a snack bar, a bar, a TV room, a coffee shop, and restaurants. Did I mention the fitness center? There are 83 rooms including junior suites and suites. Visit their website to get a look at the restaurant and wine cellar in which meals are served. The address is Via Fontebella 41, Assisi 06081 and the Hotel Giotto website www.hotelgiottoassisi.it/
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About the Author
Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but to be honest, he would rather just drink fine Italian or other wine, accompanied by the right foods. He teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. Visit his website www.travelitalytravel.com devoted to Italian travel with an accent on fine Italian wine and food. Visit his central wine website www.theworldwidewine.com with weekly reviews of $10 wine and columns devoted to various aspects of wine including wine and food, humor, trivia, organic and kosher wine and lots more.
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Great hotels in the historic center of Assisi