The enduring popular appeal of St. Francis (1182 1226) has turned his native pink-hued town into Italy's major pilgrimage destination, second only to Rome.
St. Francis' town became a very popular pilgrimage destination.
Housed in a handsomely renovated 16th-century chapel with wonderful natural Medi?­ter?­ra?­nean light, they include important works by Bonnard, Derain, Van Dongen, Matisse, Signac, and Braque.