Basilica di Santa Chiara

One of the Best Places To Visits in Assisi Basilica Landmark hillside Gothic church & site of Christian pilgrimage, decorated with noted medieval art. Basilica Vast, 16th-century domed church where St Francis founded his order, with a history & art museum. Catholic church Modest, rustic-style 12th-century church & cloisters, said to be where Christ spoke to St Francis. Shrine Wooded, hillside hermitage & oratory dating from the 13th century, where St Francis came to pray. Catholic cathedral 13th-century church with ornate friezes & statutes, plus the font where St Francis was baptized.