Things to do in Sellano Italy – what to see attractions and activities

The Tower of Cerreto di Spoleto was part of the medieval defensive system of this municipality. The building is also known as the bell tower because inside it is a huge bell of 16 tons.

The village of Cerreto di Spoleto was built in the fifteenth century and covers an area of about 357 meters. The purpose of its construction was to protect the area of the castle of Cerreto. Currently, only one of the four doors and a watchtower comes from the village, which has been transformed into a bell tower church. The environment was the center of some studies and was considered very important historic center.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The charming Borgo of the city of Foligno, in Roman Forum Flaminii, closes in a lot of history and places well worth your visit.

The Civic and Diocesan Museum “La Castellina”, built in 1967, after a long period of closure, was reopened in 1996 as a permanent exhibition. This is based in the main floor of La Castellina, a fortress built in 1554 on a project by Jacopo Barozzi, by the will of Pope Giulio III. The museum itinerary is divided into three sections: the Collection of the Civic and Diocesan Museum, which brings together works of art owned by ecclesiastical or municipal, dating from the twelfth and eighteenth centuries, the Collection Massenzi and the Permanent Archaeological Exhibition “Leave for the Afterlife”.

The Cathedral dates back to the end of the 12th century. Inside, numerous works of absolute importance: from the Painted Cross by Alberto Sotio (1187), to the cycle of the apse with Stories of the Virgin frescoed by Filippo Lippi between 1467 and 1469.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Eggi Castle dates back to the fourteenth century. From the few historical documents found, we know that it was the fief of the Racani family, the nobles of the country. The Castle has a triangular base surmounted by two high defensive towers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.