Taking a break under the archway of Sacro Convento

Tempio di Minerva on Piazza del Comune

Tempio di Minerva with its perfectly preserved columns from the Augustan period

The chess set I wanted to buy ..but the shop was closed

The church occupied the site of the church of San Giorgio, where St Francis had been buried before his remains were moved

The exterior of the building consists of alternate strips of pink and white stone, with massive supporting arches on either side

The giant steps to the Basilica di San Francesco

The giant steps to the Basilica di San Francesco

The grand steps from the Lower church to the Upper church

The graphic steps of Basilica di San Francesco

The interior has the same layout as the Upper Basilica of St Francis

The long fortress wall

The Lower and Upper Basilicas

The medieval town of Assisi is heir to the legacy of St Francis who is buried in the Basilica di San Francesco

The Palazzo Capitano del Popolo, built between 1212 and 1305, was the first public building to be erected in Piazza del Comune