One of Assisi’s most stunning Roman sights is the so-called House of Propertius, dating to the 1st century A.D. and uncovered during excavations in the 1800s and 1900s.
It is one of the best conserved domus in Assisi, datable to between the second half of the 1st century B.C. and the first decades of the 1st century A.D. and located under Palazzo Giampè in Via Sant’Antonio, in the heart of the historical centre.
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Opening days
Open for groups on request and for singles on schedule of visits
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Feature List
- Info line
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Accessibility
- access not recommended for disabled people
- it is best to wear comfortable shoes and clothing.
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Info Reservation
848 004 000
VISTING THE DOMUS
On entering you can admire the frescoed walls with candelabras on a mustard-coloured background and pinakes, little fresco paintings of the 4th Pompeian Style.
Your gaze will then be attracted to the “viridarium”, an entire niche wall featuring sinuous and intertwining branches, little flowers and red heart-shaped leaves, and lots of different birds. Lower down you will also notice other animals: a cricket and a tortoise.
On the walls you will discover lots of inscribed graffiti of poetic verses, one of which makes reference to a domus Musae.
The domus is located under the apse of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore and the Santuario della Spogliazione, an extremely important place also in Franciscan history: in fact, it was here that St. Francis took off his clothes and renounced his father’s patrimony in front of Bishop Guido, his father Pietro di Bernardone and the entire community of Assisi.
The Domus of Assisi will acquaint you with the Roman history of the city.
You can also visit the other sights of the Assisi Underground tour to enhance your experience of the ancient Roman city.
Services
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Visits
scheduled for individuals
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Visits
for groups by reservation
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Didactics for schools
by reservation
available in Italian, English
Additional Info
You can visit the Domus only by guided tour
TICKETS
_ Full € 5.00 combined Domus del Larario and Domus di Properzio
Where
Piazza del Vescovado 2A, Assisi (PG)
Transportation
By train
From Florence to Rome: take a train to Terontola railways station and then, from Terontola, the coincidence to Assisi/Santa Maria degli Angeli. It takes approx. 45/60 minutes to reach Assisi from there.
From Ancona- Rome: take a train to Foligno and then another one to Perugia or Assisi -Santa Maria degli Angeli station. Assisi railway station is 3 km away from the historical centre of the city but you can get there easily by bus (approx.30 minutes).
By bus
From Santa Maria degli Angeli station/Assisi railway station: bus service departing from the square outside the station stop at Piazzale Matteotti (city centre).
By car
Motorway A14, Adriatic coastline: exit Cesena, take E45 to Città di Castello and then SS75 (Collestrada junction) to Assisi.
Motorway A1, from the North: exit Valdichiana, then take SS75 bis to Ponte San Giovanni and then Assisi.
Motorway A1, from the South: exit Orte, then take the SS204 (direction: Terni) and E45 (or SS3bis) from Terni to Perugia. Once you get to Ponte San Giovanni, follow the signs to Assisi.
