SOJOURNPOSSE: THE ECOLOGIST OF UMBRIA

The Ecologist
Photos and words by Zarina Holmes

Coffee and anise liquor. A very civilized way to polish off your lunch.

Francesco Assisi has left an evident green legacy in Umbria.

At his deathbed, he insisted to be buried in a pauper grave to be amongst "his people".

The Vatican built the lavish St Francis Basilica above his resting place instead.



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