Bosco di San Francesco

The Bosco di San Francesco is open to the public with the following opening hours:

Extraordinary opening with guided tour ONLY BY RESERVATION:
February 14, 15, 16, 22 at 11:00 AM, starting from S. Croce

From Saturday, March 1st to Saturday, March 29th:
Open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

From Sunday, March 30th to Tuesday, September 30th:
Open from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

From Wednesday, October 1st to Tuesday, January 6th, 2026:
Open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Last admission is two hours before closing.

Closing day: MONDAY.

Extraordinary openings:
April 20 and 21, May 1st, June 2nd, August 15th, November 1st, December 8th.

Special Closures:
Closed on December 24, 25, 26 and January 1st, 2026.

Last admission is two hours before closing.

During the winter period, extraordinary openings are possible only for groups, schools, or exclusive visits.

For always updated information on visits and to know about extraordinary openings or closures on holidays or for special events, please consult the online booking page here.

Buy your ticket online: click here.

Admission to the Bosco di San Francesco
FAI Members: Free admission*
Full Price: €6
Reduced (6-18 years): €3
Children up to 5 years: Free admission
Students up to 25 years: €4
Assisi Residents: €3
Family: (2 adults and children 6/18 years): €16
INTO – The International National Trusts Organization Members (to discover them all, visit www.into.org/places/), Mécènes Members and Bienfaiteurs Amis du Louvre Members, people with disabilities and their companion: Free admission

Groups:
Discounted rates for groups of a minimum of 15/20 paying participants. For more details and to request a quote, click here.

*Except for specific events where only the event integration fee will be requested.

Prices may vary in case of special events.

Admission to the Bosco di San Francesco with guided tour
FAI Members: €6
Full Price: €12
Reduced (6-18 years): €6
Children up to 5 years: Free admission
Family: (2 adults and children 6/18 years): €28

Duration: approx. 90 minutes

SPECIAL GUIDED TOURS WITH THE DIRECTOR
Special guided tours every Sunday. Tours last approximately 90 minutes. To book, click here.

ASSISI BY TRAIN SPECIAL
By reaching Assisi with Trenitalia regional trains, admission to the San Francesco Park is discounted to €4 (instead of €6).

By car
From the E45 Cesena-Orte highway: follow the signs for Assisi (SS 75), exit Ospedalicchio Sud (SR 147), continue on Via Campiglione - SR 147, turn left on Via San Vittorino and continue until the signs for the car parks at the Benedictine Complex of Santa Croce, in the navigator set the Parking of Santa Croce - Via San Vittorino.

On foot
Main entrance, specially marked, from the square of the Upper Basilica of San Francesco.

GROUPS
Guided tours for groups and special visits are available in Italian and foreign languages, by reservation.
Reduced rates for groups of a minimum of 15 (with guided tour) or 20 paying participants.
For more details and to request a quote, click here.

SCHOOLS
Guided tours for schools are also available: for more information, visit www.faiscuola.it

Recommended car parks in Assisi: “Giovanni Paolo II” and “San Giacomo” car parks.
Parking for cars on Via San Vetturino at the Benedictine complex of Santa Croce.
Parking for buses and coaches at the start of Via San Vetturino.

In the Bookshop at the Benedictine Complex of Santa Croce, discover the FAI products, you can also buy extra virgin olive oil from the Bosco di San Francesco.

Osteria del Mulino

For reservations and information, please write to osteriadelmulino.assisi@gmail.com or call/WhatsApp +39 392.5416703.

During the closing period of the Bosco di San Francesco, the Osteria will be open from Tuesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner.

The Osteria will offer typical Umbrian cuisine. Special menus for groups and events. Picnic baskets available.

Car and bus parking for the Bosco di San Francesco is available a few hundred meters away.

Visitors with disabilities and, where applicable, an accompanying person, are granted free admission, in accordance with Ministerial Decree 507/97, updated by Ministerial Decree 13/2019 and Law 104/92.

In the case of guided tours, events, and additional additional services, only the cost of the additional service will be charged.

Guide dogs and assistance dogs with a training certificate for accompanying people with disabilities are permitted, always on a leash, both in the Park and inside the Church.

The property, by its nature, presents difficulties of access for people with reduced mobility or in wheelchairs.

The Bosco di San Francesco is a naturalistic site characterized by dirt paths with changes in elevation and steps.

Access and Visit Modalities:
There are 2 entrances available to access the property:
- One from the square of the Upper Basilica of San Francesco.
- One from the Benedictine Complex of Santa Croce.

The ticket office from the Upper Basilica square is reachable via a gently sloping natural path; to access the ticket office, a short flight of steps must be climbed.

To access the ticket office from the Benedictine Complex of Santa Croce, it is necessary to overcome 6 steps.

Access to the Church of Santa Croce has no changes in elevation; it is necessary to ask the FAI staff to open the dedicated flat path.

The visit route in the Wood develops on a 1.5 km sloping natural path and, in some points, features steps.

The Wood has accessible restrooms on the ground floor.

Seating is available along the route.

Easy-to-read and CAA (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) guides (ITA and ENG) are available for download at the following link: Guida ETR e CAA; these guides allow visitors to undertake the visit independently, or by reservation with the property staff, individually or for small groups. They are created thanks to the "Bene FAI per tutti" project in collaboration with l'Abilità.

Sensory guided tours are available by reservation.

Guided tours in LIS (Italian Sign Language) are available on the first Saturday of every month, starting from June 1st.

For more information and reservations, you can contact the Staff of the Bosco di San Francesco:
Email: faiboscoassisi@fondoambiente.it
Phone: +39 075813157 (active during opening hours)

We recommend wearing comfortable shoes.

Dogs are allowed, always on a leash.

Inside the Church, access is permitted exclusively to guide dogs and assistance dogs with a certificate for accompanying people with disabilities.

During events and initiatives organized by us, we document the days through video footage and photographs, which are then disseminated on our institutional communication channels, both online and offline, and made available to local and national press.