点评:Spent a couple of hours exploring the church grounds, meusem and street shops including some street food.
We had a driver arranged by our hotel and was given 2 hours to see what we wanted to. This is the first time I've visited a holy monument let a lone a world heritage site.
Quite and calm and one feels the presence of the Holy spirit.
The old site where St. Francis lies is beautiful, well kept and you have the opportunity to walk through the church. Be warned you are harassed by "Government Tourism Officials" who show ID and are REALLY very pushy and in your face and not shy to argue. The charge was 300 INR. We refused and had to be aggressive towards them. In my opinion a scam and sad that people make money off of such a site.
We were only allowed to walk on a narrow isle due to maintenance being done. We were able to see the casket of St. Francis as well as partial view of the body high up on the alter. He will be moved out for public viewing on the 21 November 2024 for 45 days. This happens every 10 years.
No cameras allowed and you need to be careful or smart if u need to take a pic.
Toilets are on site, super clean, well maintained and in working order.
We bought candles and flower wreaths in total 50 INR. The sellers are just as pushy and are not allowed on site. Just as aggressive as the "Officials"
You are told by the vendors their are matches by the alter... Hmm we found out the hard way... No matches and nobody sells or smokes on the site.
Had to leave the grounds and look for a shop that sells.. Found one. So take a wind proof lighter. We lit up all the unburned candles as a sign of respect. Small fire but it helped others light their candles.
There is a gentleman who walks around with a camera to take really cool pics and will print them out for you... 60 INR... He will also use your phone if you ask nice.
Overall this day was super special
翻译:花了几个小时参观教堂场地、博物馆和街边商店,包括一些街头小吃。
酒店安排了司机,给了我们 2 小时的时间去看我们想看的东西。这是我第一次参观圣地,更不用说世界遗产了。
安静祥和,人们能感受到圣灵的存在。
圣弗朗西斯的旧址很美,保存完好,你有机会穿过教堂。请注意,你会被“政府旅游官员”骚扰,他们会出示身份证,而且非常咄咄逼人,当着你的面争辩,毫不犹豫。收费是 300 印度卢比。我们拒绝了,不得不对他们咄咄逼人。在我看来,这是一个骗局,人们利用这样的遗址赚钱真是可悲。
由于正在进行维护,我们只能在一条狭窄的小岛上行走。我们可以看到圣弗朗西斯的棺材,以及祭坛上高处的遗体部分。他将于 2024 年 11 月 21 日被移出供公众参观 45 天。这种情况每 10 年发生一次。
不允许带相机,如果您需要拍照,您需要小心或聪明。
现场有厕所,非常干净,维护良好且运转正常。
我们总共买了 50 印度卢比的蜡烛和花圈。卖家同样咄咄逼人,不允许进入现场。和“官员”一样咄咄逼人
供应商告诉你他们在祭坛旁边有火柴……嗯,我们很难发现……没有火柴,也没有人在现场卖东西或吸烟。
不得不离开场地寻找一家卖东西的商店。找到了一个。所以带上防风打火机。我们点燃了所有未燃烧的蜡烛以示尊重。火势不大,但它帮助其他人点燃了蜡烛。
有一位先生拿着相机四处走动,拍下非常酷的照片,并会帮你打印出来……60 印度卢比……如果你礼貌地要求,他还会使用你的手机。
总的来说,这一天非常特别