In Assisi: Cheeses, Frescoes and Basilicas

This morning when I headed into the Caseificio Broccatelli to buy fresh ricotta, I mused that I might be living  an “only-in-Italy” moment. Perhaps a hackneyed phrase but  cheese shops aren’t usually right across the street from a majestic 16th-c Basilica. (Not to mention,  a Basilica built over the site where St. Francis died in…