Duration: 3 Hours
The charming Umbrian gem of Perugia. The city is spread over a hilltop and valleys and crosses the Tiber River. It is a famous for being a university town with two prominent universities, the University of Perugia founded in 1308 and the University for Foreigners. Your private guided tour starts today at the Rocca Paolina, which are the remains of an imposing XVI century fortress. Our next stop is Piazza Italia with its XIX century palaces.
Then on to the Palazzo dei Priori (City Hall of Perugia), where the Gryphon and the Lion, these two bronze statues cast in the XIII century, are the symbols of the city and works by great Renaissance painters (Piero della Francesca, Fra Angelico, Benozzo Gozzoli, Perugino, Pinturicchio and many others). In the middle of the adjoining piazza, the Fontana Maggiore, considered the most beautiful medieval fountain in the whole country, the work of Nicola & Giovanni Pisano.
Opposite the fountain a stairway that leads to the first floor of the Palazzo dei Priori into the Sala dei Notari with stunning frescoes dating from the end of the XIII century which are said to probably have been painted by one of the helpers of Giotto in Assisi. Across from the fountain, on the side of the piazza is the imposing but unfinished gothic cathedral of San Lorenzo with its uncommon layout and what is supposed to be a holy relic: the wedding ring of the Virgin Mary. Close to the Cathedral the viewpoint of Colle del Sole with a breathtaking sight on Sant’Angelo, the best-preserved medieval quarter of Perugia & with its Etruscan walls, the delightful medieval center, Perugia is not only a city for the chocolate lovers but as well for artists & art lovers.
Inclusions:
- Expert local English speaking walking guide
