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The Rocca Maggiore
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The earlies records of this building date back to 1174, when it was erected as a German feudal castle.
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The future Emperor Frederick II of Swabia spent several years of his childhood here in the care of Conrad of Urslingen, and was baptised in Assisi at the age of three in 1197.
The following year, in Conrad's absence, the people of Assisi rebelled and destroyed the castle.
The castle remained a ruin until 1367, when Cardinal Albornoz rebuilt the fortress using the western section of outside walls and part of the interior fortifications.
In 1458 Jacopo Piccinino, then lord of Assisi, erected the twelve-sided tower and the long curtain wall connecting the castle to the city.
In 1478 Pope Sixtus IV restored the castle's keep, while between 1535 and 1538 Pope Paul III built the round tower near the main gate.
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What to see & do
• 4th OCTOBER, Feast of San Francesco of Assisi • Italian Language School for foreigners
• Park of Colfiorito
• Perugino exhibition and the Porziuncola chapel in Santa Maria degli Angeli - Assisi
• Golfing holidays
• Assisi Farm Stay Colle degli Olivi
• Sapori Tipici Umbri, buy now
Lake Trasimeno
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• Mercati Ittici
Specials - In & Out of town
• Weddings in Umbria • Wellness in Umbria - Assisi area
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Typical products
• Sapori Tipici Umbri • Norcia Ham IGP
• Mushrooms selling
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Museums and galleries
• The Porziuncola Museum • Cathedral Museum and Crypt of St Rufino
• Municipal Art Gallery
• Treasure Museum & F.M. Perkins Collection
• Civic Museum & Roman Forum
Art and tourist attractions
• Forest of Saint Francis - Assisi - FAI • Along Via San Francesco
• Park of Mount Subasio
• The Calendimaggio :
the Ides of May Festivity
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