Camping Fontemaggio

Assisi’s famed as a popular day trip destination but its long list of attractions mean it deserves rather more of your time if at all poss. Start with the big sights of course: the Basilica di San Francesco and Basilica Superiore (both with frescoes attributed to Giotto), the Eremo delle Carceri caves and Rocca Maggiore castle are among the good reasons why the town earned its UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Beyond that, there are little museums and churches to explore, and some fab cafés and restaurants for frequent refreshment stops. If the centre gets a tad busy, retreat to the rural surrounds for walks in Bosco di San Francesco or Monte Subasio State Park just outside town, or head to one of the wineries within a 15-minute drive. And if you really want to escape the crowds, well... you could always fling yourself off a mountain… attached to a paraglider, of course: take flight with an outfit in town that’ll strap you in to a tandem glider for safe passage back to earth. Rather stick to ground level throughout, grazie? Bike tours, Segway tours and donkey treks are available too.