ASSISI   Assisi is a town and comune of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It was the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare (Chiara d’Offreducci), the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Now the site of many a pilgrimage, Assisi is linked in legend with its native son, St. Francis. The gentle saint founded the Franciscan order and shares honors with St. Catherine of Siena as…

COMO Como is a city in the Italian region of Lombardy, 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it is the capital of the province of Como. The hills surrounding the current location of Como were inhabited in prehistoric times, at least since the Bronze Age. Remains of settlements are still present on the wood covered the hills in the South West of the town. People who inhabited these settlements were known as the Orobii, a Celtic tribe. Napoleon descended into Lombardy in 1796 and ruled it until…

CINQUE TERRE The Cinque Terre is a rugged portion of coast of the Riviera to the west of the city of La Spezia, in its province, in the Liguria region of Italy including five villages, “The Five Lands”: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. Cinque TerreThe coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all encapsulated in the Cinque Terre national park. The Cinque Terre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.   Due to the geographical and anthropomorphic features of the territory in which they are found, they represent one of the main tourist attractions of the…