The church of San Francesco, built in memory of St Francis's frequent visits to Piediluco, stands facing the lake at the top of a steep staircase at the end of Corso Salvati
Construction of the building, in Gothic style, started at the end of the thirteenth century and was completed in 1338.
The Romanesque-Gothic stone façade has reliefs with scenes of fishing, boats and fish, symbols of gratitude to the wealth offered by the lake.
The interior has a single nave and houses precious works of art, including a wooden crucifix from the fifteenth century and a depiction of St. Francis among the Saints Antonio da Padova, Bernardino, Ludovico and Bonaventura in the apse, dating back to the sixteenth century.
Since 1999 it has housed a few relics of St. Francis, granted by the Sacred Convent of Assisi to commemorate the saint's time here.
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