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Good to Know: Travel

This program is ideal for those who enjoy the freedom to make their own travel arrangements. Often, travelers add time to the front or back of this pilgrimage – for example, in Rome, or Florence.

I can consult on various options regarding travel, including flights, connections between cities in Italy and other logistics in Italy. I have made this trip many times, and am happy to offer my personal experience.

Air/Rail/Bus

To/from Fiumicino Airport and Rome Termini Station:

If your arrival or departure airport is Rome Fiumicino, there are several options for getting to/from this airport and Rome proper.
  1. A shuttle van http://www.airportshuttle.it/
  2. ​You may take the Leonardo Express or local trains between Fiumicino airport and Rome Termini (main train station). For schedules and prices, please  reference the Trenitalia Website:http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en Here's a video that walks you through the process of buying your train ticket after landing at Fiumicino airport: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI2eWTw1P2E

​By Rail, within Italy:

If you are traveling by train between Rome and Assisi, please reference the Trenitalia Website: http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en
Please note that the train from Rome Termini station to Assisi may leave from track "1Est", which requires a long walk past platform #1.
  • N.B. Train tickets must be validated before boarding the train. To validate your ticket, insert your ticket into a ticket stamping machine (which looks like a metal box). These are found attached to walls, and or/columns, on the train platforms.
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To/from the Assisi train station into Assisi proper:
  1. You may take a cab from the train station into Assisi.
  2. You may also take a bus, line C (“Linea C”), which runs every 30 minutes from the train station. The bus stop is at the front of the Assisi railway station. Buy a ticket at the station newsagent for 1.30EU. It is about 10 minutes to the old hilltop town of Assisi, where there are two main stops - first, at the Piazza Unita d´Italia (near Basilica of St Francis) and then the terminus, Piazza Matteotti. ​
  3. Our guesthouse is Casa Terziario, Piazza Vescovado, 5 (location #1  on the map, below). If you take a bus, you can walk uphill from the bus stop at Piazza Unita (location #2a), or walk downhill from the Piazza Matteotti bus stop (location #2b). If you wish to park, the closest lot is Moiano (location #3)
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Suggested Apps for your mobile device

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Trenit: Train schedules, favorites lists, and strike information. You don't need to register to add favorites
Trenitalia: The official app of the Italian train service, Trenitalia. You can buy tickets, and then save those trips as favorites (but not before purchase)
XE: Or, any app that calculates currency exchange rates
Basilica San Francesco: Provides a complete audio tour of the famous basilica. All you need is your earbuds!
WhatsApp: For international texting, audio and video calls 

Online Resources About the Region

Key to Umbria
http://www.keytoumbria.com/Umbria/Home.html

Assisi History, from 1000 B.C.
http://www.world-guides.com/europe/italy/umbria/assisi/assisi_history.html

Assisi Online: Tourist Guide to Assisi
http://www.assisionline.com/

Sacred Destinations: Online Overview of Assisi
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/assisi


Weather In Assisi: 
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Assisi+Italy+ITXX0349

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