Assisi: Umbrian town of Saint Francis, medieval art and pilgrimage Assisi Assisi, in Umbria, Italy, is renowned as the birthplace of Saint Francis, a center of medieval art and pilgrimage, and a UNESCO World Heritage site noted for its basilicas, frescoe…
Cefalù Cathedral (Duomo di Cefalù) Cefalù Cathedral Romanesque basilica in Cefalù, Sicily, begun in the 12th century under the Normans; notable for its fortress-like form and Byzantine mosaics. Part of a UNESCO World Heritage group.