{"id":4668,"date":"2014-11-18T07:52:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T12:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/?p=4668"},"modified":"2022-11-23T13:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T18:14:55","slug":"moveable-feast-assisi-outside-city-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/italypilgrimage2014\/moveable-feast-assisi-outside-city-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"A Moveable Feast: Assisi, outside the city walls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday we spent the day &#8212; two days, really &#8212; wandering around the city of Assisi. Today we&#8217;re going to venture outside the city walls. On our second day in Assisi, we visited the Hermitage of St. Francis, the Church of San Damiano, and a fantastic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arnaldocaprai.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winery-agriturismo outside Assisi<\/a> in the town of Montefalco.<\/p>\n<p>Our trip to the Hermitage of St. Francis (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacred-destinations.com\/italy\/assisi-eremo-delle-carceri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eremo delle Carceri<\/a>) was well worth the early drive via taxis (because the road is too narrow and winding for a tour bus) to the retreat on the slope of Mount Subiaso. This is where St. Francis and his friars came\u00a0to get away from the busyness of life and pray in silence and solitude. The views were stunning, but the fact that we were able to touch the walls of the cell where St. Francis once slept was pretty overwhelming. Here&#8217;s a quick visit to the hermitage in photos.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Entering the hermitage. Can you tell I can&#8217;t get enough of this St. Francis stuff?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-mary-enter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4684\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-mary-enter.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi hermitage mary enter\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-mary-enter.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-mary-enter-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The chapel where St. Francis prayed&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-chapel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4670\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-chapel.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi hermitage chapel\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-chapel.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-chapel-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Looking out from the hermitage&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-window.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4674\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-window.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi hermitage window\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-window.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-window-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Narrow stairs leading to St. Francis&#8217; cell&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/assisi-SD-narrow-stairs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4689\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/assisi-SD-narrow-stairs.jpg\" alt=\"assisi SD narrow stairs\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/assisi-SD-narrow-stairs.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/assisi-SD-narrow-stairs-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>St. Francis slept here in this little cave. I just kept running my hand over the wall, trying to grasp the fact that I was actually touching a wall that St. Francis surely touched as he came and went from this cell.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-Francis-cell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4669\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-Francis-cell.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi Francis cell\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-Francis-cell.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-Francis-cell-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Exiting the cell. Obviously St. Francis wasn&#8217;t a very tall fellow&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-Mary-exiting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4687\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-Mary-exiting.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi Mary exiting\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-Mary-exiting.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-Mary-exiting-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hermitage beauty&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-outside.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4673\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-outside.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi hermitage outside\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-outside.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-outside-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Out on the grounds&#8230;Imagine St. Francis looking out at that view and praying his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.franciscanfriarstor.com\/archive\/stfrancis\/stf_canticle_of_the_sun.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-outdoors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4685\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-outdoors.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi hermitage outdoors\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-outdoors.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hermitage-outdoors-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the hermitage, we headed to the Church of San Damiano, where St. Clare and her\u00a0Sisters lived. We\u00a0attended\u00a0Mass while we were there. Here&#8217;s the spot where St. Clare died:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-st.-clares-death.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4691\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-st.-clares-death.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi st. clares death\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-st.-clares-death.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-st.-clares-death-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the window where she stood holding the Eucharist, eventually turning back attacking forces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-San-Damiano-window1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4676\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-San-Damiano-window1.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi San Damiano window\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-San-Damiano-window1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-San-Damiano-window1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The flowers mark the spot where St. Clare prayed each day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-SD-st-clare-prayed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4690\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-SD-st-clare-prayed.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi SD st clare prayed\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-SD-st-clare-prayed.jpg 640w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-SD-st-clare-prayed-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Me with my godmother, Aunt Margaret, in the cloister garden at San Damiano.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-SD-mary-and-aunt-margaret.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4688\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-SD-mary-and-aunt-margaret.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi SD mary and aunt margaret\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-SD-mary-and-aunt-margaret.jpg 640w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-SD-mary-and-aunt-margaret-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From there our fearless bus driver, Sergio, managed to drive our giant bus up\u00a0some very narrow, winding country roads and around hairpin bends &#8212; even backing our bus back down a road that was just too small &#8212; so that we could eat lunch at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arnaldocaprai.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arnaldo-Caprai winery<\/a>, an agriturismo that serves only what it grows and makes on its own grounds. Here&#8217;s one view:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-view-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4682\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-view-1.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi winery view 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-view-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-view-1-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our antipasto. Actually this was just one small part of our first course. Not enough room for all those photos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-food-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4680\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-food-1.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi winery food 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-food-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-food-1-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our segundi &#8212; the best rigatoni I have ever had.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-food-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4681\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-food-2.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi winery food 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-food-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-food-2-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our favorite of the many wines we tasted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-bottle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4679\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-bottle.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi winery bottle\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-bottle.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-bottle-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Back out on the grounds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-view-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4683\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-view-2.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi winery view 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-view-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-view-2-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Me and my sweetie at the winery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-mary-and-dennis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4697\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-mary-and-dennis.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi winery mary and dennis\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-mary-and-dennis.jpg 640w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-winery-mary-and-dennis-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The best bus driver ever: Sergio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/assisi-sergio-and-mary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4677\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/assisi-sergio-and-mary.jpg\" alt=\"assisi sergio and mary\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/assisi-sergio-and-mary.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/assisi-sergio-and-mary-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And&#8230;the three musketeers of the pilgrimage: On the left, Melani of Joyful Catholic Journeys &#8212; the one who got this whole food-faith pilgrimage rolling two years ago; yours truly; and Isabella, the most amazing tour guide ever. She MADE this pilgrimage. So talented, so hard-working, so funny and knowledgeable. We were truly blessed to have her as our guide from start to finish. To be honest, I can&#8217;t imagine going back to Italy with out her.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-me-melani-isabella.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4675\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-me-melani-isabella.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi me melani isabella\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-me-melani-isabella.jpg 480w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-me-melani-isabella-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And finally&#8230;a return to our hotel for a last dinner in Assisi. This is taken from the window of our room with a view. Yeah, amazing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hotel-view.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4671\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hotel-view.jpg\" alt=\"Assisi hotel view\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hotel-view.jpg 640w, https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Assisi-hotel-view-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next up: ROME, one of my favorite places on earth. (Assisi being the other.) If you missed yesterday&#8217;s Assisi post, click <a href=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/2014\/11\/moveable-feast-inside-assisi-slice-heaven\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0And if you want to go back to see any of the earlier pilgrimage posts, click the &#8220;Travel&#8221; or &#8220;Pilgrimage&#8221; tabs at the top of my blog menu. Ciao for now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday we spent the day &#8212; two days, really &#8212; wandering around the city of Assisi. Today we&#8217;re going to venture outside the city walls. 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