Reduced accessibility
Like all medieval cities, raised on slopes and with many architectural barriers, Assisi is not an easy town for moving or getting about, especially when tourists are persons with deambulation disabilites.
This site has been created for giving information about town accessibility for a better stay in Assisi and its surroundings. The information have been collected thinking to tourists with motorial handicaps or special needs, and represent the state of the art in accessibility of touristic sites and structures of the city. Our information just want to give tourist visiting Assisi the opportunity of knowing if and how is possible for him to live the city like everyone does, such as visiting a museum, accommodating in hotel, or eating in a restaurant.
Assisi, located in the heart of Umbria, amid the slopes of Subasio mountain, 424 meters on the sea level, is an extraordinary touristic town.
The recent restoration, especially the remaking of the town’s paving, made the town more easily accessible to people with deambulation problems.
The itineraries suggested here are to inform how to better move in the town , such us to suggesting the easiest way to reach an interesting place or a monument.
The ideal car parking areas are: Piazza Matteotti, located in the upper zone of the city, or Piazza Giovanni Paolo II located in the lower zone.
Shuttle buses are available from Piazza Mateotti to Piazza Giovanni Paolo II. They are accessible by a mobile ramp.
City Hall
Piazza del Comune +39 075 81381
Website
Info Tourist Office
Piazza del Comune +39 075 812534 - +39 075 8138680
Police
Piazza del Comune +39 075 812820
People with disabilities can park their car, with the special permission, near all the museums and monuments of the town.
The access to the historic city centre is not allowed to grand tourism buses, except minibuses ( 9 seats including driver)
Polisportiva Disabili Foligno
Via Campo Senago, 2 - tel/fax +39 0742 321473
www.poldisfoligno.com - email: poldisfoligno@tin.it
Service:
car renting ( with driver) for associations, schools, sport companies and organized groups.Buses and minibuses available for transfers to/from airport, tours and excursions.
For a virtual tour of the city click here
Progetto di Pieri Renzo e Serrani Orietta Realizzato da New Gothic e sostenuto dal Comune di Assisi