🏔️ Eremo delle Carceri
Franciscan hermitage on Mount Subasio, Assisi
📋 Fast Facts
- Located on the slopes of Mount Subasio, near Assisi, Umbria, Italy
- Part of UNESCO World Heritage site "Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites" (inscribed 2000)
- Built around natural caves used by Saint Francis of Assisi for prayer and retreat
- Active Franciscan hermitage; open to public with guided tours available
Eremo delle Carceri, or the Hermitage of the Prisons, is a sacred site nestled on the forested slopes ...