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The Main Fountain

The main fountain, realised by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano in collaboration with Fra' Bevignate between 1277 and 1278, represents the masterpiece of the city. It is composed of two polygonal basins, the upper one with a smaller diameter. At the top there is a small vessel enriched of three sculptures: the Nymphs. They represent the three christian virtues (Faith, Hope and Charity). The lower basin is composed of 48 panels. They describe the months of the year, the Zodiac, the Liberal Arts and some biblical episodes. The upper basin is composed of several panels without decoration divided by 24 statues of biblical personages, symbolic figures and saints.



Cathedral of San Lorenzo


Former church (936-1060) covered an area that corresponds to what is today the transept of San Lorenzo, having been incorporated into the design for a larger church by Fra Bevignate in 1300. In 1345 the foundation stone was laid for a new church, with works starting sometime between 1437 and 1439. The interior at least was certainly complete by the end of the same century. Building continued until 1587, however, without ever coming to an end - as is clearly visible in the unfinished appearance of the exterior.


Priors' Palace

The Priors' Palace , a superb expression of the city's municipal spirit, was built between the 13th and the 15th centuries. Its austere mass, completely closed in a vest of square stone and only slightly embellished by two rows of beautiful Gothic windows with three lights which run along its longer side, stands on the square like an enormous bastion. The Palace is contrasted by the gray and roughly-hewn lateral walls of the Cathedral, which is situated directly in front of its high stairway, and where you'll find the great bronze staue of Pope Julius III, ercted in 1555 by grateful Perugians. The Palace is adorned by a portal similar to that of a Cathedral on the side which opens on Corso Vannucci. From this portal, one enters the National Gallery of Umbria, which contains Umbria's most important collection of paintings. In its many rooms rare works of art and paintings by Perugino, the artist who with his purity of design and sensitivity to the use of colour has given us the most happy expression of the grace and the sweetness of Umbria.



Etruscan Arch

Situated in a dominant position overlooking the river Tiber, Perugia marks the border between the lands of the Etruscans and the Umbrians. Originally a Villanovian settlement since the 9th century BC, these tribes gathered on the Colle Landone and the Colle del Sole in the 6th century BC, when Perugia became an Etruscan town. The city was a religious centre, or lucumonia , and part of the Etruscan Dodecapolis league comprising a total of twelve cities.

Between the 6th and 3rd centuries BC Perugia was fortified by massive town walls in travertine blocks that followed the hilly ground around the city and are still largely visible today, particularly to the west and north. Seven gates, of which six still exist although they were partly modified by the Romans and in the Middle Ages, allowed access into town.

Church of San Pietro

The Church of San Pietro, a Benedictine abbey, was founded in the 10th century on the Monte Calvario. It functioned as the cathedral of Perugia in the 6 C (located outside the town walls at that time), prior to the status of cathedral being given to Santo Stefano in Castellare (demolished during the construction of the abbey and church of San Domenico) around 936 and then finally to San Lorenzo, the current cathedral.

The triple-arched portal at the entrance to the main court reflects Porta di San Pietro, which is visible from here. It was built in 1614 to a design by Valentino Martelli, who had also designed the main cloister and a second foor that was never built.


St. Michele Arcangelo Temple

Among the oldest churches in Perugia is the Temple or Church of Saint Michael Archangel (Tempio di San Michele Arcangelo, Chiesa di Sant'Angelo) probably dating from the 5 C but constructed on the remains of a Roman temple which in its turn was built on a site sacred to the Etruscans.The structure consists of a single circular central nave housing the altar and a concentric ambulatory. A series of sixteen columns originating from a previous structure separate the ambulatory from the presbytery, in a manner typically romanesque manner and similar to the design of Santo Stefano Rotondo.

The two chapels are noteworthy. Originally there were four, located on the external perimeter of the church and conferring the form of a Greek cross. It is not certain whether the original form of the architraves that support the ceiling are those that we see today. The supporting arches are in gothic style, both in the central area and peripherally.

The church was rebuilt in the 15th century and the interior is now almost entirely covered with frescoes. The small community of inhabitants of Gavelli commissioned Lo Spagna to paint what would turn out to be one of his most important cycles, which depicts the Virgin, St Peter and St Paul, St Michael the Archangel and the Gargano Miracle.


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