* The Basilica of Saint Francis • The lower basilica: Cimabue, Simone Martini, Pietro Lorenzetti. • The Upper Basilica: Giotto's cycle devoted to the life of St. Francis and the birth of a new artistic language, more human and more narrative. * Piazza del Comune • The Temple of Minerva and the transformation of the Roman city into a medieval city. • Municipal palaces and the rise of Italian communes. * The Basilica of Santa Chiara • Gothic architecture. • The Crucifix of San Damiano. • The tomb of Saint Clare. • The role of the Poor Clares in the Franciscan movement.
