The plaza of Municipality
From Piazza Santa Chiara you have to walk back towards the centre of Assisi and to go along Corso Mazzini, so as to arrive to Piazza del Comune.
In this square you can admire Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo; Palazzo dei Priori, which is the seat of the town council; and the pediment of the Temple of Minerva.
Apart from the various restorations, all these buildings have been built before the XV century.
The fountain with three lions which is opposite the post office is dated back to the XVI century.
While you are in Assisi, you can't absolutely miss a walk in San Francesco Street.
By the street - besides a lot of small craft shops - there are Palazzo Giacobetti (the seat of the municipal library, where the original text of the Laudes Creaturarum [The Canticle of the Creatures] is kept); the ancient Oratorio dei Pellegrini; and the Municipal Museum.
Another place worth to visit is the municipal art gallery, which is on the ground floor of Palazzo dei Priori.
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