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Citadella is located in the historic centre of Assisi, in via Ancajani n° 3.

Once in Assisi:

  • Follow the signs for “Centro – San Francesco (first entrance)”
  • Cross the city centre checkpoint (this is a restricted traffic area - however with your hotel reservation you will have the possibility of access.)
  • Enter at “Porta San Francesco” (traffic light); go down to the right up to the “Church of San Pietro”
  • Turn left (leaving the “Porta San Pietro” on the right first and then the church of the same name)
  • Take the first left and then immediately right and beyond a "stop" there is the Citadella (on the left a bookshop and on the right the reception entrance)

By car

It can be reached by taking the SS75 highway (reachable from the South from the A1 exit of Orte and from the North from the A1 exit of Valdichiana). The Assisi/Santa Maria degli Angeli Sud exit leads to us, following the above directions for Assisi.

For those coming from the North:

• From the Tyrrhenian side, after leaving the A1 motorway at the Valdichiana tollbooth, continue towards Perugia on the motorway junction.Then continue towards Cesena on the SS3bis and take the exit towards Assisi/Foligno/Spoleto. Exit at Assisi/Santa Maria degli Angeli Sud, and at the crossroad follow the signpost for Assisi. After 5 kilometres (passing Santa Maria degli Angeli) you arrive in Assisi.

  • From the Adriatic side, Assisi can be reached by exiting the A14 motorway at the Ancona Nord toll booth and continuing in the direction of Rome / Jesi / Fabriano on the SS76. Once on the SS3bis take the exit towards Perugia, then the exit towards Assisi / Foligno / Spoleto. Exit at Assisi/Santa Maria degli Angeli Sudan at the crossroads follow the directions for Assisi. After 5 kilometres (passing Santa Maria degli Angeli) you arrive in Assisi.
  • From the E45 Cesena/Ravenna take the exit towards Assisi/Foligno/Spoleto. Exit at Assisi/Santa Maria degli Angeli Sud, at the crossroads follow the directions for Assisi. After 5 kilometres (passing Santa Maria degli Angeli) you arrive in Assisi.

For those coming from the South:

  • From the Tyrrhenian side, after leaving the A1 motorway at the Orte tollbooth, continue on the E45 towards Terni. Before the Terni exit on the SS3Bis towards Perugia, continue towards Cesena, then take the exit towards Assisi / Foligno / Spoleto. Exit at Assisi / Santa Maria degli Angeli Sudan at the crossroads follow the directions for Assisi. After 5 kilometres (passing Santa Maria degli Angeli) you arrive in Assisi.
  • From the Adriatic side, exit the A14 motorway at Macerata-Civitanova Marche towards Macerata and take the junction for Macerata/Tolentino. Enter the SS77 towards Rome, then follow the signs for Roma/Camerino/Foligno/Visso. Continue on the SS77 up to the junction for the SS3 towards Perugia then take the SS75 exit towards Foligno Nord/Perugia. Exit at Assisi/Santa Maria degli Angeli Sud, at the crossroads follow the directions for Assisi. After 5 kilometres (passing Santa Maria degli Angeli) you arrive in Assisi.

By train

The station Assisi/Santa Maria degli Angeli (4 km from the center of Assisi) is on the Perugia/Terni line, managed by the FS (www.trenitalia.com).

Connections are from:

  • Rome to Orte/Terni/Foligno
  • the North on the Florence/Rome line via Arezzo/Terontola
  • Ancona via Fabriano/Foligno.

At Assisi's station you can find a bus connection. Look for Line C, arriving at Piazza Giovanni Paolo II° (ex Unification of Italy) in front of Porta San Pietro, 200 meters from us.

Alternatively you can use the taxi service : Radio Taxi Assisi, via Arco dei Priori 1/a – tel: +39 075 813100. The service hours are from 06.00 to 24.00 (from 24.00 to 06.00 by reservation).

By plane

The nearest airport is the Umbria International Airport “Perugia San Francesco" at Sant'Egidio” (km. 11).

The airport has been enlarged and modernised: the project for the construction of the new terminal was created by the architect Gae Aulenti. The airport has free parking and it is possible to rent cars from the main national companies. There are domestic flights to Cagliari and Trapani. There are also international flights with Ryanair to Great Britain (London Stansted), Spain (Barcelona Girona), Belgium (Brussels Charleroi and Belleair) and Albania (Tirana).
Tel: + 39 075 592141 – www.airport.umbria.it – info@airport.umbria.it

The airport is connected by a bus service with Perugia (15 km away, journey time 20 minutes). There is no direct bus service with Assisi/Santa Maria degli Angeli, however there is a connection with the APM with the extra-urban line E006 Perugia/Bettona/Assisi departing from P.za Partigiani. A faster alternative are the trains departing from the station of Fontivegge or the taxi service.

Bus connection from/to Perugia – San Francesco Airport Terminal loc. S.Egidio
Route: P.zza Italia – Fontivegge railway station – San Francesco airport loc. St. Egidio and vice versa.

Management company Sulga/ ACAP

For timetables and further information toll free tel: 800.099.661

Tel: +39 075 5009641 – www.sulga.it – info@sulga.it – Rate approximately €3.50

Alternatively you can use the taxi service : Radio Taxi Assisi, via Arco dei Priori 1/a – tel: +39 075 813100. The service hours are from 06.00 to 24.00 (from 24.00 to 06.00 by reservation).