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What To See near Gualdo Cattaneo

Bevagna (4 Km)

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.

Bevagna (4 Km)

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.

Foligno (5 Km)

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.

Bevagna (5 Km)

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.

Bevagna (5 Km)

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.

Bevagna (5 Km)

Porta Cannara

Montefalco (8 Km)

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 (8 Km)

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 (8 Km)

Torre di Montefalco

Collazzone (9 Km)

Castello di Poggio

The Castle of Poggio is located near the ancient village of Canalicchio. The castle dates back to the tenth or eleventh century and dominates, with its imposing tower and a beautiful church nearby, the cultivation of vines and olive trees in the center of the green Umbrian countryside.

Collazzone (10 Km)

Convento di San Lorenzo

The convent of San Lorenzo, not far from the castle of Collazzone, was home to Benedictine before and Franciscan then. The monastery consists of a part designed for the accommodation for the nuns and the church of Romanesque origin.

Spello (12 Km)

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.

Foligno (13 Km)

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 (13 Km)

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.

Spello (13 Km)

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 (13 Km)

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.

Spello (13 Km)

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 (13 Km)

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.

Spello (13 Km)

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.

Foligno (13 Km)

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 (13 Km)

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 (13 Km)

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 (13 Km)

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 (13 Km)

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.

Foligno (13 Km)

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.

Spello (13 Km)

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.

Perugia (13 Km)

Monastero di Santa Lucia

The Monastery of Santa Lucia was built in 1344 and is located in Perugia. In the courtyard of the monastery we find the Baroque church and inside there are three altars. It also has a library.

Foligno (13 Km)

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 (13 Km)

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 (13 Km)

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.

Deruta (13 Km)

Santuario della Madonna dei Bagni

The small Sanctuary of Madonna dei Bagni is located on the road that goes from Perugia to Todi about 2 kilometers from Deruta in the town of Casalina.

Assisi (14 Km)

Castello di Tordandrea

The castle of Tordandrea dates back to 1297. Tordandrea is a hamlet of Assisi that is about 6 km from the historic center. The castle remained under the power of the Baglioni until 1600, with the last lords Braccio and Carlo, grandchildren of Galeotto, who in the same year, will sell the marquisate to Giulio De' Conti Montauto.

Perugia (14 Km)

Fiume Topino

Foligno (14 Km)

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.

Trevi (16 Km)

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.

Trevi (16 Km)

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.

Trevi (16 Km)

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.

Torgiano (16 Km)

Torgiano

Torgiano retains a typical medieval look and remains of ancient walls. The fortified village was born between the middle valley of the Tiber and the Umbrian Valley. The cultivation of the vine is ancient, documented by archaeological finds and a stretch of 1300.

Torgiano (16 Km)

Museo del Vino

The Wine Museum was opened to the public in 1974 and is now run by the Lungarotti Foundation. It is based in Torgiano, in the agricultural pars of the monumental Palazzo Graziani-Baglioni, a noble summer residence of the 17th century.

Torgiano (17 Km)

Balconcini e Cancelli storici

The Fattoria Spinola, a historic home of 1400, a former convent of nuns, offers suggestive views in its rural architecture and characteristics of various eras.

Assisi (18 Km)

Porta del Sementone

Assisi (18 Km)

Porta Nuova

Assisi (18 Km)

Basilica di Santa Chiara

Built in Gothic style between 1257 and 1265, it had this name after the death of Saint Clare. Seeing the exterior and the walls with white and rosy stones, three large polygonal buttresses in the shape of wide rampant arches attract attention. Inside we find frescoes and fragments on the life of the saint. Girolamo Marinelli and Sigismondo Spagnoli worked for the frescoes and wall paintings.

Assisi (18 Km)

Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore

Basilica of Santa Maria built on a grandiose scale, is the seventh largest Christian church. The chapel was given to St. Francis by the Benedictines,and is important because it was the initial nucleus from which the Franciscan order was born. A lot more to be learnt at the visit of the church.

Assisi (18 Km)

Convento di San Damiano

St. Damians convent where St. Francis was ordered to restore the church in decay by the crucifix.

Assisi (18 Km)

Porta Moiano

Porta Moiano was built in Roman times. It is a strong polygonal structure with very small slots instead of windows. Crossing it you reach the beautiful garden of the Bishop's Palace.

Assisi (18 Km)

Porta Cappuccini

Porta Capuchin is one of the old and ancient gates of Assisi, located at the exit of the city. At the time it was commonly referred to as the “Gate of St Anthony”. It is also famous for the walks of Giovanni Jorghensen usually walk underneath and cross it.

Assisi (18 Km)

Museo della Porziuncola

Assisi (18 Km)

Museo di San Pietro

This museum was built in the 10th century. It is known for the Crypt with the sarcophagus of San Vittorio and the Sacello of Relics. Also noteworthy is the well of the martyrs companions of San Vittorino, the underground passage that connected the ancient fund to the Benedictine hospital, and the Romanesque architecture used to build the building.

Assisi (18 Km)

Bosco San Francesco

More than just a rural forest it is a spiritual journey that Saint Francis began in these magical places.

Assisi (18 Km)

Abbazia di San Pietro

Abbey of St. Pietro was consecrated by pope Innocent IV in 1254 together with St. Francis and St. Rifunus.

Assisi (18 Km)

Porta San Pietro

Assisi (18 Km)

Museo della Cattedrale e cripta di S. Rufino

Assisi (18 Km)

Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo

Palazzo Capitano del Popolo monument built between 1212 and 1305 was the first public building to be erected in Piazza del Comune, with a façade of the building containing measures for silk, linen and wool as well as the outlines of bricks and roof tiles used in the building.

Assisi (18 Km)

Tempio di Minerva

Temple of Minerva built in the late republican period in the 1st century BC 'erected by Quatorvirates Gneus Cesius and Titus Cesius Priscu. The monument has a lot to learn.

Assisi (18 Km)

Torre del Popolo

The Tower was built in the 13th century to host the Captain of the People, who lived there together with his family for several years. The building is 47 meters high and its architecture has been modified over the years. The current appearance stands out from the red stone base, and the shield on the archkey, testimonials from previous owners. The College of Notaries, which was based in the building, will remain a very important part in the history of the tower.

Assisi (18 Km)

Foro Romano e Collezione Archeologica

It is located in the most central area of Assisi, where were the main medieval buildings and where today is the temple of Minerva. The path that must be taken to admire this museum is called “Journey to the ancient square of Assisi” and begins with the so-called central terrace, which is a monumental construction built in the 2nd century BC. , and ends in the former crypt of San Nicolò, home to most of the epigraphs and urns found in the city.

Assisi (18 Km)

Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea

In order to document various iconographic depictions of Christ, in contemporary art, Fr Giovanni Rossi designed and created the Gallery. The museum was inaugurated in 1951 and is part of the Umbrian ecclesiastical museum network. Inside, you can admire numerous photographs of both ancient and contemporary works of art.

Assisi (18 Km)

Castello di Biagiano

Located on a hill, surrounded by olive trees, in the seventeenth century it was a well-fortified castle. Its construction is the ancient 'Blexani' or 'Biasciano' or 'Palazzano', terminology used by Innocent III in a document directed to the Bishop of Assisi, Titus, in 1198. Recently renovated, it is home to a typical restaurant, Il Maniero.

Assisi (18 Km)

Pinacoteca Comunale

The Art Gallery is housed in the Palazzo Vallemani which was built in the 17th century. It is composed of a rich collection of paintings and frescoes from the 14th-17th centuries. A large space has been dedicated to the artists of the Giottesque school, among whom we can name Andrea and Tiberio of Assisi, Puccio Capanna, and Dono Doni. It is worth mentioning the Madonna in Majesty by Giotto and a Virgin with the Child of Perugino who are present in the Art Gallery and who are among the most visited.

Assisi (18 Km)

Porta San Francesco

Porta San Francesco is of very ancient origins, and at the time it worked as the only entrance to Perugia. It was modified in the 15th century. Frescoes were added, discovered in 1911. It is currently in good condition and can be visited freely.

Assisi (18 Km)

Anfiteatro Romano

Roman Amphitheatre monument, one notes the remains of the structure of the 1st century A.D, the elliptical form which can still be recognized in the lay-out of the medieval houses.

Assisi (18 Km)

Rocca Minore Diroccato

The Rocca Minor Diroccato is also known as Rocchicciola. It is connected with the Rocca Maggiore through a long wall under which there would be a secret path. It is more recent than the Rocca Maggiore and rises on the hill to its right.

Assisi (18 Km)

Museo degli Indios dell'Amazzonia

The Amazon Indian Museum is the first missionary multimedia museum in the world. It was inaugurated in Christmas 1972 with material coming from the mission of the Umbrian Capuchin friars minor in the Alto Solimóes in the Amazon (Brazil), with the aim of promoting a culture almost to the antipodes from the Western one.

Assisi (18 Km)

Porta Perlici

Porta Perlici was built in the twelfth century and is located at the end of Via Perlici. The neighborhood in which the door is located, is known for its ancient houses and preserves the plan of the Roman city and interesting points to visit including the Amphitheatre del Teatro.

Assisi (18 Km)

Eremo delle Carceri

It was built near some natural caves at 791 meters above sea level, and was frequented by hermits in the early Christian age. Even on this place were Saint Francis of Assisi and his followers to pray and meditate. It is built around a forest of centuries-old holm oaks. It is also surrounded by caves and small chapels where pilgrims retreat to this day.

Assisi (18 Km)

Museo del Tesoro della basilica di San Francesco

The museum houses 56 paintings from the F.M. Perkins collection. Its collections are the most important in all of Italy; we find them divided into two rooms, in which we find paintings, manuscripts, sculptures, ceramics.

Assisi (18 Km)

Basilica di San Francesco

The church is a cornerstone of Gothic in Italy and is the burial place of St. Francis. It is divided into upper and lower Basilica. The splendid decorations of the basilica were made by famous artists of that time such as Giotto.

Assisi (18 Km)

Rocca Maggiore

The Rocca Maggiore, existing since the twelfth century, rises above the city of Assisi and offers a suggestive panorama. Beautiful for its position and for the complex articulation of the parts, it was built with the function of a feudal castle. You can reach it simply by going up via porta Perlici, near the cathedral of San Ruffino.

Assisi (18 Km)

Porta San Giacomo

The construction of the Porta San Giacomo was done in the Middle Ages and at the time connected Assisi with the Rocca Maggiore. It is a rectangular red brick plan positioned on one of the most strategic points in the city. Over the years it was modified with unique frescoes, which are currently located on the Municipal Art Gallery of the area.

Todi (19 Km)

Porta Romana

Porta Romana was built in the 16th century under the request of Pope Gregory XIII. It's the main entrance to the city. Turning to the left of the Gate, follow externally the third circle of walls raised in the Middle Ages during the greatest expansion of the city. The other two circles built to defend Todi, are from the Etruscan period in the highest part of the hill, and from Roman times located lower.

Todi (19 Km)

Pinacoteca e Museo di Todi

The Museum of Todi is located inside the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo. The Capitano Palace is located in Piazza del Popolo and dates back to 1280. The Museum was established in 1871. Inside it houses a collection of objects and works of ancient art. It is currently open to all interested in history and art.

Todi (19 Km)

Museo della Civiltà Contadina

The Peasant Museum of Todi was founded in 1987 by Tersiglio Foglietti as a dedication to his son who died prematurely. The Museum presents works of rural everyday life, until 1950. It shows typical environments of peasant houses, antique furnishings and utensils, lamps and lanterns to make the idea of life in those days.

Todi (19 Km)

Porta Aurea

The Golden Gate in Todi dates back to the Roman period. At the time, it was part of the city's city walls, in the second circle. Over the years it was damaged and, consequently, then, underwent restoration work, which gave her a new look.

Todi (19 Km)

Porta Fratta o Amerina

Porta Amerina or Porta Fratta was built in the fourteenth century. This door, among the monuments that characterize the city of Todi, is greatly visited by tourists for its beauty and peculiarity.

Todi (19 Km)

Rocca Albornoz ruderi

The Fortress rises on the Colle di Todi, was built in 1373 by Cardinal Egidio Albornoz, at the behest of Pope Gregory XI. Built for defensive purposes, the fortress was destroyed and rebuilt in the 14th century. It was used for the accommodation of the German partisans. It is located in the middle of the park of Todi, so it is often visited by tourists.

Assisi (20 Km)

Castello di Tordibetto

The Castle of Tordibetto was built around the middle of the 13th century by Bectus Menneci. It is surrounded by four circular towers, but in a first historical phase only one of them had been built.

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Torre Santa Margherita

The Santa Margherita Tower was built in medieval times outside the urban walls of Spello. It was part of the women's monastery of San Giacomo and San Margherita. The complex then became the seat of the Augustinian nuns of Santa Maria del Paradiso. The Tower is quadrangular in plan, and is made of Subasio stone decorated with battlements.

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AGRITURIMO LE CERQUE

Collazzone (11 Km) - Strada Del Convento 58

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Deep in the quiet of Umbria’s countryside, Le Cerque is an oasis of peace surrounded by 22 hectares of park, partly dedicated to our own production of olive oil and wine. The original farmhouse, recently renovated, dates back to the 1600s and benefits from a magical 360-degree view of the surrounding hills. The pool on top of the hill offers the best panorama that stretches out as far as the eye can see. Just two hours away from Florence and Rome, in the heart of Italy, Le Cerque is an ideal place to reach several historic towns in Umbria and Tuscany while resting in an oasis of nature. The only noises that can be heard are the distant bells of the nearby churches and the chirping of birds. Le Cerque is what we Italians call agriturismo, a farm stay where you can reawaken traditional habits, living closely with nature and eating healthy, locally-produced food, with the best comforts of modern life.

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