What to do in Assisi when it rains
The weather needn't spoil Assisi. Its galleries, museums and indoor markets are at their best on a grey day, with cafés on every corner.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Cathedral of San Rufino Piazza San Rufino, 3, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Roman Forum and Archaeological Museum Via Portica, 2, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Pinacoteca Comunale Palazzo Vallemani Via S. Francesco, 12, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Museo della Porziuncola Piazza Porziuncola, 1, 06181 Santa Maria degli Angeli PG, Italy
- Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Rose Via Santa Maria delle Rose, 10, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Assisi Diocesan Museum Piazza San Rufino, 3, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Pinacoteca Comunale Palazzo Vallemani Via S. Francesco, 12, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Rose Via Santa Maria delle Rose, 10, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- GOTHA café Via Giovanni Becchetti, 22B, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Minigallery Assisi Via Portica, 26, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Galleria D'Arte San Francesco Srl Via Arnaldo Fortini, 10, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Ceramiche Artistiche Viale Patrono d'Italia, 30/B, 06181 Santa Maria degli Angeli PG, Italy
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Bosco di San Francesco Via Ponte dei Galli, 1, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Porta San Giacomo Via Cardinale Raffaele Merry del Val, 13, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Porta Nuova Via Fonti di Moiano, 11, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Portico of Monte Frumentario Via S. Francesco, 5A, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Porta San Francesco Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 2, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
- Capuchins Gate Via Eremo delle Carceri, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Il Mercatino Assisi Viale Umberto I, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Hotel la Terrazza Via Fratelli Aleandro e Mario Canonichetti, 1, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Il Baccanale Via del Comune Vecchio, 2, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Dolcemio Tiramisù Via Giotto, 6A, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Bar Santa Chiara - pizzeria - ristorante P.za Santa Chiara, 7, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Bar Giardino San Lorenzo Vicolo S. Lorenzo, 5, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
- Osteria Cavatappi Via Campiglione, 110, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Le Cave • Centro Commerciale Via Fratelli Andrea e Nazareno Matteucci, 06181 Assisi PG, Italy
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