View of the town of Assisi from the Val di Spoleto, Umbria, Italy, with the Sacro Convento or Franciscan friary, supported by 53 Romanesque arches and buttresses, and the Basilica Papale di San Francesco or Papal Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, both built 1228-53 and enlarged in the 15th and 17th centuries. St Francis was born and died in Assisi and his remains are in the crypt of the basilica. The basilica and friary are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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