Trevi - Museums Museo della Civiltà dell' Ulivo The Museum of Civilization of the Olive Tree is located at the former convent of St. Francis. It is the first public museum dedicated to oil and olive trees in Europe. The exhibition offers the opportunity to read news about the olive tree from a historical, botanical, and agronomic point of view.
Trevi - Museums Raccolta d' Arte di S. Francesco The Art Collection of San Francesco is located inside the former convent of San Francesco. It was opened in October 1996. The collection includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, memorabilia and archaeological finds. It is part of the City Museum Circuit together with the Museum of Civilization of the Olive Tree which is located in the same place.
Bevagna - Museums Museo Comunale di Bevagna The Municipal Museum of Bevagna was inaugurated in 1996. It welcomes materials and exhibits from the surrounding territory that tell the history of the city and its development between the 16th and 18th centuries. The core of the primary works comes from the storage of ecclesiastical goods decided by the Italian State in 1860. The Museum exhibits significant works such as the Cassa del Blessed Giacomo and the Altarpiece of Ciccoli.
Spello - Museums Pinacoteca Civica The Civic Art Gallery is located since 1994 in the Palazzo dei Canonici, in the historic center. The collection of the art gallery was born in 1914 from the collections of works from the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore. The route is divided into seven rooms arranged in chronological order.
Spello - Walls, towers and gates Porta Urbica Porta Urbica was one of the city entrances. It is part of the ancient city walls built in Roman times. Like other Roman architecture, it stands out for its grandeur. On the one hand it is dominated by a small lookout tower.
Spello - Walls, towers and gates Porta Venere Porta Venere is part of one of the oldest Roman doors that open along the city walls of Spello. Its name probably comes from a previous temple dedicated to the goddess Venus. The Door consists of three forks of which the central one is the largest. On the sides there are still two towers with a polygonal plan.
Spello - Walls, towers and gates Porta Consolare The Consular Gate is part of the oldest fortified wall in Italy. It was the main access to the ancient city and was composed of limestone blocks of the Subasio. It presented itself with a structure with three arches and bearing on the outside front three funeral statues.
Foligno - Museums Pinacoteca Comunale The Municipal Art Gallery of Foligno is the most important museum in Foligno and is located at the Palazzo Trinci. The Art Gallery has 8 rooms in which the works of different artists are exhibited, the best known in the period of the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is divided into 3 sections, that of the '300, the '400, of the '500.
Foligno - Museums Museo Archeologico Comunale The Municipal Archaeological Museum is located in the center of Foligno, in Piazza della Repubblica. It is located in the Palazzo Trinci, inside which are located the Pinacoteca, the Museum of the Municipal Institution, the Multimedia Museum of Rides and Tournaments and the Archaeological Museum. It currently houses a large collection of works, a hundred paintings, sculptures and a collection of ancient and modern art. The Museum is open to everyone.
Foligno - Museums Esposizione Archeologica sui Plestini Umbri The archaeological exhibition of the Umbrian Plestini is the first nucleus of the State Archaeological Museum of Colfiorito. The data collected testify to a great vitality of the Plestine area, documented from the early Iron Age until the early Middle Ages, other finds come from recent surface research and excavations in the fulginate territory. Among the materials on display are objects from sanctuaries, religious and commercial centers of the territory and rich funeral kits.
Foligno - Churches and places of worship Monastero di Santa Lucia The monumental complex designed by architects Stefano Ittar and the Prince of Biscari was built at the end of the 18th century. Among the eighteenth-century structures, marble altars, a rococo choir and the majestic central altar with canopy cover emerge. The interior plan of the church consists of a single elliptical nave with a dome.
Foligno - Churches and places of worship Duomo di Foligno The Cathedral of San Feliciano, known as the Cathedral of Foligno, is a beautiful religious building built around the twelfth century. It is worth visiting.
Montefalco - Walls, towers and gates Porta Federico II The Federico II Gate, also known as “St Bartholomew”, was built in 1244. It took its name in honor of Emperor Frederick II, who stopped in the city during a passage. On the facade of the door is the emblem of the emperor.
Montefalco - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Comunale The palace was built during the 13th century and is located on the famous Piazza del Comune. It is a medieval building, which has very particular architectural elements: the porches, mullioned windows, frescoes, and numerous decorative details inside. Today it houses the Civic Library, together with the municipal archive.
Foligno - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Trinci The Palazzo Trinci is characterized by the late Gothic style, the frescoes that are found correspond to the early fifteenth century. Thanks to the collaboration of other artists, Gentile da Fabriano managed to create these frescoes. At the end of the 14th century, the Trinci bought the houses and towers bordering their home to unify them later into a single complex. In 1439, the Trinci were expelled and the palace passed to the papal governors.
Foligno - Hermitages Eremo di Santa Maria Giacobbe The hermitage of Santa Maria Giacobbe is located among the rocky flounces of Mount Pale, in a concavity of the wall. It can be reached only on foot from the village, along a steep path, sometimes staircase, that climbs between holm oaks and scree. The interior has numerous frescoes that we can distinguish in votive paintings and ornamental paintings.
Foligno - Parks and nature reserves Colfiorito Inghiottitoio Molinaccio The Colfiorito Plateaus are located in the Umbrian Marche Apennines and are a system of seven karst highlands and are located at the turn of the border between the Municipality of Foligno and that of Serravalle in Chienti. Colfiorito Swallow Molinaccio, near Forcatura, is the rest of an ancient mill fed by marsh waters that flow into a natural swallow.
Nocera Umbra - Churches and places of worship Duomo Dedicated to the Assumption, it is located on top of the hill where once stood the fortress and offers a beautiful view. A Romanesque building, it was renovated several times, and completely rebuilt in 1448.
Foligno - Historic Centres Borgo The charming Borgo of the city of Foligno, in Roman Forum Flaminii, closes in a lot of history and places well worth your visit.
Bevagna - Historic Centres Castelbuono Castelbuono is located in the hamlet of Bevagna, in the province of Perugia. Historical research shows that it was one of the possessions of Matteolo di Monaldo. The castle, after being independent, passed to Malatesta Baglioni who donated it to the Trinci in 1567. Inside the castle there was the church of Santa Maria Assunta, in which it was possible to admire frescoes from the 16th century.
Bevagna - Historic Centres Borgo di Torre del Colle The Borgo di Torre del Colle is located on a hill in the valley of the Attone stream. During the first century it was known by the name Torre San Lorenzo, but in 1500, the town passed to the municipality of Bevagna. Access to the village was through an acute arch and at the entrance you immediately noticed the city walls along which a tower stood out, today a bell tower of the church of San Lorenzo.
Foligno - Churches and places of worship Oratorio Madonna del Gonfalone The Oratory of Madonna del Gonfalone is located in Piazza San Francesco. The property has an elegant decoration of the Rococo style. It has an elliptical shape and the spaces marked by altars of the same type. The construction of the Oratory dates back to the 16th century. The current aspect is that of the last restoration of 1730.
Foligno - Theaters Teatro Piermarini The first information about the theater dates back to 1600, but the theater in the early 700 was destroyed by an earthquake. It was rebuilt later and over the years it had different denominations. Only in 1891 the city administration decided to name it to its most illustrious citizen Piermarini, after it had been renovated and modified in some of its parts, such as the three old doors with three arches.
Foligno - Churches and places of worship Collegiata di San Salvatore The collegiate church of San Salvatore was erected in the X-XII century. It is an ancient Benedictine structure with a facade of the fourteenth century that has three pointed portals surmounted by three rose windows. In the interior of the church you can admire the burial stone of Corradino Trinci, who was the prior of the collegiate church. You can admire the ancient frescoes, the Madonna with the Child, Saint John the Baptist and Blessed Pietro Crisci.
Foligno - Churches and places of worship Monastero Sant'anna The Monastery was founded in the second half of the fourteenth century by Fra' Paoluccio Trinci. At that time he exercised his monasterial function for a group of young noble girls, for which he was also known as the 'Countess' Monastery. The building is full of frescoes from the 15th century, which make the decoration of the monastery very special; we can also mention its two famous interior cloisters. Currently, at the center of the building we can also find “La Casa Beata Angelina”, an institute of religious women, it is a receptive structure also open to the public.
Foligno - Museums Museo Diocesano e Capitolare di Foligno The museum houses a rich collection on Christian history, and inside there are beautiful works of artists such as: Cristoforo Roncalli, Bartolomeo di Tommaso, Cesare Permei and others.
Spello - Castles, palaces and mansions Fortezza Albornoz The Albornoz Fortress was built in the fourteenth century at the behest of Cardinal Egidio Alvarez Carrillo de Albornoz, from whom it also takes its name. It is located in the so-called Pian del Monte from where it dominates the whole city of Spello. The building has a rectangular plan and in the interior there are two semi-circular towers and two ramparts. On the ground floor there is the Bella Gerit classroom, inside which the exhibition Ardet ut Feriat is installed.
Valtopina - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Gallano ruderi The Castle of Gallano is among the few castles that have remained in the resort. We have no certain data on the construction period, but we know that in the 15th century it was an integral part of the walls and the village. It was also owned by the Trinci family. Currently, parts of the walls and the bastion are visible.
Foligno - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Salvino ruderi This castle is one of the oldest in the area. The architecture of the castle is special and characteristic, and its beauty has always enjoyed the attention of tourists despite some difficulties in accessing it.
Foligno - Walls, towers and gates Torre della Rocca The Fortress was designed according to the most up-to-date military canons of the late fifteenth century when the advent of artillery was fundamentally changing the appearance of all defensive structures. The latter is better known as Rocca Sonora, as it is said that the sounds, voices and noises that were inside it, echoed from the moment of its construction until its abandonment.
Foligno - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Calestro ruderi Rocca Calestro was built as a place of defense and as a residence of the Castellano. The building has an unregular shape and this is because it adapts to the hill above the village. From the original plan of the castle it would be said that the building was larger than what has been left in today's days. In the castle you can see part of the walls with two towers, the latter were renovated in the 90s and then moved on to the partial restoration of the ruin of the keep in 2006.
Foligno - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Vitelleschi The Palace dates back to the 17th century and over the years has undergone numerous restorations. It took its name from Giovanni Vitelleschi, a cardinal of the time, who modified all Foligno, on the delegation of Pope Eugene IV. The interior, divided into four rooms (by David, Joseph, Solomon and Moses) contains numerous decorations typical of the '600, while, on the facade, there are two letters (G & P), probably the initials by Gregorio Piermarini. Currently, the building is home to an office of the municipality.
Foligno - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Guiducci This building built in Via Antonio Gramsci, is one of the many historic buildings in Foligno and is currently listed as a historical monument of the city, even if it has been obscured by the various monuments and does not have received the appropriate awards from the town hall of Foligno.
Foligno - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Deli The Deli Palace was built in 1510. The construction of the building was decided by the Nuti - Varini family. In the building we can see the classic and fine taste with stone decorations. The garden also has a very nice decoration. Currently the building is the seat of the State Archives.
Trevi - Museums Trevi Flash Art Museum The Trevi Flash Art Museum is held in the Palazzo Lucarini Contemporary. Many contemporary works are housed in this Museum. The gallery can be visited at any time, even outside opening hours, but only by reservation.
Bevagna - Water spa and wellness Edificio Termale con Mosaici The Thermal Building with Mosaics dates back to the second century AD and together with the Temple and the Roman Theatre they represent a work of great architectural beauty. Only four rooms are visible of the thermal building, one of which is decorated with a wonderful floor mosaic depicting marine animals.
Nocera Umbra - Museums Museo civico Within St. Francis, with archaeological finds from Roman times, sculptures, paintings (among the most significant ones by Matteo da Gualdo) and paintings.
Valtopina - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Poggio Today Town Hall and the Parish Fanon of the early Christian period, it is set near a bridge on the Flaminia at the junction with Via Plestina.
Valtopina - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Serra Fought in 1229 between the Counts of Armenzano and the Lords of Assisi for its strategic position, surrounded by vegetation, it preserves evocative ruins, which inspired numerous popular legends.
Valtopina - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Gallano With his village, here we can still see the characteristics structures of 'medieval architecture.
Valtopina - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Santa Cristina The patron saint of the city, probably the most ancient church in the place; a fascinating structure and location.
Spello - Archaeological Sites Mosaici Domus Romana - Cupola parcheggio The Mosaic dates back to the second century AD and was discovered during the renovation work of the former hospital. The visible part of the work presents a polychrome decoration where two pairs of birds are depicted. The peculiarity of the mosaic is its chromatic effect. It is assumed that the mosaic is the most important part of the Roman domus built in the area of the Roman Forum.