Sacred Art Unveiled: St. Francis Basilica Guided Assisi Tour

Very informative tour of the artwork adorning the interior of the bassilica. Our guide customized the tour to our interests by asking about our motivation for signing up for the tour, which was much appreciated.

The Basilica is quite a way up from the lower town and is then on two levels plus the stairs down to the crypt. My husband was in a wheelchair, and everyone from the tour guide, the guards, the police were helpful in getting him from place to place. Our tour guide, Francesca, was EXTREMELY knowledgable about the history of Umbria, the town of Assisi, the Basilica, and the life of St. Frances. I would hire her again in a heartbeat for any tour. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Our guide was excellent . However the Viator instruction to me of where to meet the guide was unclear. All tourists enter the Basilica at Assissi through a lower gateway into the large Piazza Inferiore, which was packed with large numbers of tourists of different nationalities with different guides. It was unclear where in the Piazza we should meet our guide. I suggest you change your wording as set out below: " You enter the Piazza Inferiore though the lower gateway and then need to proceed to the top of the Piazza and wait outside the Basilica by the railings next to next to the entrance to the Lower Church."

This tour with Werner was probably the best we had in Italy! It was private (just my partner and I) along with the guide. Werner provided some much insight into the history and art of the basilica and its interrelationship to the life and legacy of St Francis. Even though it is a private tour you still get a headset which helps as the church is obviously very quiet. We went through the full lower and upper church including St Francis tomb. One of the most spectacular churches I visited in Italy. 10/10 would recommend to anyone thinking about going.

It was a very interactive tour. My husband knows St Francis so much and the guide is very knowledgeable too and open- minded to the whole idea of Catholicism.

The tour could not have been better. Our guide was fantastic in every way. We made memories of a beautiful and spiritual place that will last a lifetime.

We did this tour with a local expert as part of an Insight Vacations 'Country Roads of Italy' tour. You are not allowed to take photos inside - yet other visitors were doing so, were noisy and it was not 'patrolled'. This took away a little of the enjoyment, as our guide was very frustrated with the lack of respect of some visitors.

Michele was an excellent tour guide. Friendly. Knowledgeable. He showed us around the charming town of Assisi. He shared stories of both St Francis and St. Claire. The basilicas are stunning. He provided suggestions on other places to visit, and he gave me specific suggestions on Perugia such as where to park and what to see.

Alberino was a great guide very knowledgeable and would answer all the questions. Patient and soft spoken. I recommend him.

Alessandra the guide was fantastic, we learn a lot and had a great experience. The basilica is amazingly beautiful.