Holiday apartment in Perugia – Culture and World Heritage in Umbria

The sites mentioned include Etruscan structures, medieval monuments, the World Heritage site “Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites”, as well as restored buildings on Isola Polvese.

Culture

The Palazzo della Penna preserves six panels by Joseph Beuys. They originate from his performance with Alberto Burri, held at Rocca Paolina on 3 April 1980. The lower basin of the Fontana Maggiore is decorated with relief panels by Nicola Pisano and Giovanni Pisano; the twelve months of the year are depicted, each with its zodiac sign. The Pozzo Etrusco is considered an important example of Etruscan hydraulic engineering and architectural technology and is introduced to visitors through an explanatory video.

The Cattedrale di San Lorenzo offers tours of the cathedral and its artworks, the Museo Capitolare with archaeological excavations, as well as a virtual tour. The burial site of the Cai Cutu family from the 3rd to the 1st century BC, including the grave goods, is reconstructed in the M.A.N.U. Museo Archeologico nazionale dell’Umbria. The Casa Museo Palazzo Sorbello displays paintings, porcelain, printed works, manuscripts and embroidered textiles in a noble palace with frescoed rooms and views over Perugia and the Assisi Valley.

The POST – Perugia Officina della Scienza e della Tecnologia is an interactive science museum of the city and province of Perugia and the most important regional institution for science communication. The Terre del Perugino-Trasimeno musei network connects more than 30 cultural institutions in six municipalities under a common administration and with a shared admission ticket.

History

Rocca Paolina can be crossed inside because it incorporated the houses, towers and streets of a medieval city district. The Rocca Paolina Museum traces the history of this significant structure. The upper part of the Porta Marzia, an Etruscan gate dating from the 3rd century BC, was integrated into its façade.

The Arco dei Funari is a freely accessible outdoor site. People with mobility impairments can reach it via Via Vibi. Further historical traces are preserved by the Chiesa di San Giuliano: a section of Roman opus reticulatum is located in the retaining wall of its forecourt.

Franciscan Sites

The World Heritage site “Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites” is associated with Saint Francis and includes medieval masterpieces by Cimabue, Pietro Lorenzetti, Simone Martini and Giotto. The World Heritage site comprises the Basilica of San Francesco, the Basilica of Santa Chiara, Rocca Maggiore, the hermitage Eremo delle Carceri, San Damiano, Rivotorto and the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. The area covers 14,563 hectares and has a buffer zone of 4,087 hectares.

Nature

Isola Polvese can be reached by boat from the landing stages in San Feliciano, Passignano sul Trasimeno and Castiglione del Lago. The restored Ex Chiesa Santa Maria della Cerqua serves as a landmark for the island’s hiking trails. The restored buildings include public services, classrooms, scientific laboratories and offices.

The Castello di Difesa has a cantilevered steel walkway restored in 1999, making the battlement walk accessible and safe for visitors. Its courtyard is used as an open-air theatre for performances and concerts. The façade, the outer enclosing walls, part of the apse and a crypt of the Monastero di San Secondo o degli Olivetani have been preserved.

The San Secondo complex is located on the highest part of Isola Polvese, with the 12th-century Chiesa di San Secondo and the 15th-century Olivetan monastery Monastero di San Secondo. Villa Biagiotti is a manor house built in the 1940s in gardens designed by landscape architect Pietro Porcinai. The restored Ex Fagianaia is now a multimedia classroom and a centre for education based on experience and investigation. The restored Roccolo di caccia is used for educational birdwatching and is accessible to people with disabilities.

Places and Routes

Solomeo is a medieval village in the province of Perugia with a castle and terracotta-paved lanes. The Foro delle Arti was built by Umbrian craftsmen inspired by the British artists William Morris and John Ruskin. The Teatro Brunello Cucinelli is the central monument of the Foro delle Arti complex in Solomeo and offers seating for more than 200 people.

The Centro di Documentazione Permanente sulla Battaglia del Trasimeno e Annibale houses a permanent exhibition on the Hannibalic period and regularly organises meetings, conferences, discussions and presentations. The Percorso storico-archeologico della Battaglia del Trasimeno comprises nine rest areas where various aspects of the battle and the history of the landscape are explained.

Further places in the directory: Agello, Casalini Di Panicale, Castel Del Piano, Castel Rigone, Castiglion Fosco, Castiglione Del Lago, Castiglione Della Valle, Cibottola, Collesanto Di Magione, Lisciano Niccone, Magione, Mantignana, Mercatello, Missiano Di Panicale, Monte Del Lago, Monte Petriolo, Paciano, Panicale, Passignano Sul Trasimeno, Perugia, Piegaro, Pozzuolo, Preggio, San Feliciano, San Giovanni Del Pantano, San Fatucchio, Tavernelle, Tuoro Sul Trasimeno, Citerna, Assisi, Bettona, Bevagna, Citta Della Pieve, Città Di Castello, Collazzone, Colvalenza, Compignano, Foligno, Giano Dell Umbria, Gualdo Cattaneo, Gubbio, Lenano, Marsciano, Massa Martana, Migliano, Monte Santa Maria Tiberina, Montefalco, Monteleone Di Spoleto, Montepennino, Montignano, Montone, Papiano, Pianello, Preci, Ramazzano, Rancolfo, Ripabianca, San Giustino, San Leo Bastia, Sant'enea, Scritto, Spello, Spoleto, Sterpeto, Todi, Tordandrea, Torgiano, Trevi, Umbertide, Valfabbrica, Casalalta, Gubbio-Nerbisci, Petrignano, Pietralunga, Ferretto, Vitellino, Badiola, San Biagio De La Valle, Deruta, Corciano, Monte Castello Di Vibio, Castel Ritaldi, Scheggino, Savelli, Santa Maria Degli Angeli, Popoli, Norcia, Nocera Umbra, Grutti, Fratta Todina, Chioano, Cascia, Calzolaro, Brufa, Lerchi, Ponte Pattoli, Sant'arcangelo, Moiano, Villastrada, Bastia Umbra, Villa, Gualdo Tadino, Pila, San Martino In Colle, Pietrafitta, Rosceto, Fontignano, Torchiagina, Solomeo, Torricella, Badia, Buchignano, San Terenziano, Campello Sul Clitunno, Piana, Passaggio, Vaiano, Vallo Di Nera, Pitigliano, Ponte Nuovo, Cannara, Santʼanatolia Di Narco, Casacastalda, Canalicchio Di Collazzone, San Martino In Campo, Bosco, Valtopina, Panicarola, Gioiello, Porto, Cerreto Di Spoleto, Vernazzano Basso, Poreta, Cimbano, Ripa, Pieve, Ferriera, Collestrada, Bastardo, Bruna, Cerbara, Gaglietole, Pucciarelli, Promano, Marcellano, San Marco, Volterrano, Borghetto, Castello Delle Forme, Capitan Loreto, Montecolognola, Sigillo, Beroide, Scopoli, Colfiorito, Piedicolle, Trestina, Morra, Camerata, Fossato Di Vico, Tordibetto, Rivotorto, Chiugiana-La Commenda, San Sisto, Sellano, Saragano, San Brizio, Cortaccione, Bonsciano, Scheggia E Pascelupo, Torre Del Colle, Ponticelli, San Savino, Capodacqua, Fabbri, Colle Umberto I, Fighille, Casalina, Protte, Pale, Montecastelli, Castelluccio, Terraia, Passaggio Di Assisi, Binami, Pantanella, Casamaggiore, Pierantonio, Camporeggiano, Cenerente, Costacciaro, Matigge, Strettura, Pilonico Materno, Uncinano, Onelli, San Giovanni Di Baiano, Crocemarroggia, Corcia, Branca, Corlo I, Montelovesco, Pompagnano, Colombella, Casenove, Carbonesca, Civitella Benazzone, Mocaiana, Selci Lama, Mezzopiano, Parnacciano, Campi, Ranciano, Rasiglia, Fratticiola Selvatica, Gavelli, Montebibico, San Luca, Colle, Bazzano Superiore, Ospedalicchio, Montecchio, Palazzo, Giomici, Verchiano, Cerqueto, La Fornace, Spedalicchio, Armenzano, Monteluco, San Martino In Trignano, Uppello, Collescille, Santo Stefano dei Piccioni, Sanguineto, Pian di Marte, Grotti, Parlesca, Pupaggi, Casanova di Torre, Poggiodomo, Colpalombo, Monte Vibiano Vecchio, Cerro, Capanne, Ripaioli, Porchiano, Fiore, San Litardo, Macchie, Molinaccio, Pascelupo, San Secondo, Doglio, Civitella d'Arna, Pesciano, Rosciolo, Abeto, Fanciullata, Morcella, Piazzano, Colbassano, Terzo San Severo, Pian di San Martino, Torraccia, Ilci, Collemancio, Sant'Anastasio, Limigiano, Colle Calzolaro, Izzalini, Pezza, Torri, Cecanibbi, Triponzo, Azzano, Villamagina, Ponte Centesimo.

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