We enjoyed a beautiful choral performance while we were visiting the church. This was unscheduled and seemed to be rather a novelty. It was certainly lovely. More

Start your trip to Assisi from here and work your way down to St. Francis. More

Impressive place and atmosphere. You can still feel the spiritual devotion around the place. More

This Basilica is adorned with beautiful Gothic architecture with Romanesque characteristics. A visit to crypt containing the tomb of St. Clare is well worth a visit where the visitor may view the saint's preserved body at the east end of the crypt. More

More religious. I am not a Christian, I don't relate too well to it. More

I attended Easter morning services here and enjoyed the singing of the cloistered nuns (Poor Clares) who sang the morning office and the following mass. It was held in the side chapel with the famous crucifix. A once-in-a-lifetime experience. More

The church is outstanding beautiful and the whole place is very peaceful. More

Santa Chiara is a wonderful place. It has been rebuilt after a devastating earthquake, and you can see all the places where they have lost artwork. But... to stand under the cross of San Damiano is truly a moving experience. And be sure to visit the reliquary down in the crypt. Saint Francis' actual tunic and cord is there, along... More

Another beautiful church in Assisi. I would put it as the #2 church to see when there. The church was beautiful. The crypt area was very interesting to see because of all the relics that are also there. I enjoyed learning about St. Claire and her life. More