What you'll hear inside Hermitage of the Prisons:

• 1
  San Francesco Grotto

  San Francisco's Grotto forms the heart of the Eremo delle Carceri complex in Assisi.

• 2
  Small Cloister of the Friars

  The Chiostrino dei frati is a diminutive triangular terrace that commands a steep drop over the Gorge of the Carceri.

• 3
  Friars' Cells (Dormitory)

  The friars' cells, or dormitory, occupy the upper floor of the refectory within the small convent of Eremo delle Carceri.

• 4
  Chapel of San Barnabas

  The Chapel of San Barnaba is a modest chapel located outside the main sanctuary, positioned along the path leading to the cave of frate Leone.

• 5
  Devil's Hole (Buca del Diavolo)

  Devil's Hole is an opening in the floor of the San Francesco cave, offering a glimpse down into the ravine surrounding the hermitage.

• 6
  Grottoes of Saint Francis's First Companions

  The Caves of Saint Francis's First Companions comprise natural grottos hollowed into the rock of Mount Subasio, near Assisi.

• 7
  Miraculous Well of the Cloister

  In the centre of the Chiostrino dei frati—the triangular terrace overlooking the Eremo delle Carceri gorge—stands a well attributed by Franciscan tradition to miraculous origins.

• 8
  Ancient Oak and Stone Bridge

  Next to the hermitage, a stone bridge leads across to an ancient oak tree on the steep banks of the ravine—one of the most distinctive natural features of the site.