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Getting there: Assisi is 183 kilometers from Rome, and accessible via FS TrenItalia. There is also an international airport in Perugia, 24 kilometers from Assisi. Alitalia flies to Rome for approximately LE 3,050 roundtrip (one week stay), EgyptAir for about LE 2,400. Entering and leaving: Egyptians need an EU Schengen visa from the Italian embassy. Italian embassy in Cairo: 15 Abd El-Rahman Fahmy St. Tel: 749-0658 / 3195 Getting around: Assisi is entirely a walking town. Where to StayHotel Subasio, Via Frate Elia, 2, 06081 Assisi (PG), Tel: +39 (075) 812206, e-mail: info@hotelsubasio.com. Rates for doubles begin at 181. Hotel Sole, Corso Mazzini, 35, Assisi, Tel: +39 (075) 812373, A traditional hotel in the heart of the Medieval part of Assisi with all sites within easy walking distance. Doubles begin at 61. Hotel Le Silve, Loc. Armenzano, 06081 Assisi, Tel: +39 (075) 801-9000, e-mail: hotellesilve@tin.it An 11th-century country house in the mountains above Assisi. Doubles start at 165. General information Capitol: Rome Language: Italian. English is widely spoken in larger cities, less so in remote are.
Time: MT + 1; 12 p.m. in Cairo = 11 a.m. in
Money: Euro (Exchange rates from www.x
Tourist board of Assisi: Tel: +39 (075)
e-mail: info@iat.it
Websites: www.umbriaonline.com; www.bellaumbria.net
What to buy and where: Assisi is known for handicrafts (Sailor 89, Via S. Chiara, 1/e) and pottery(Stedav, Via S. Rufino, 15). |
