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San Pietro Museum Complex
Medieval artRenaissance artVegetable and flower gardensPoint of view

San Pietro Museum Complex

The ancient Basilica di San Pietro standing on Colle Caprarius (also known as Calvario) close to what was probably a burial ground, was mentioned in the 6th ...

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Civic Museum at Palazzo della Penna
Medieval artContemporary art

Civic Museum at Palazzo della Penna

The Museo Civico di Palazzo della Penna (Civic Museum at Palazzo della Penna) is located at the foot of the Rocca Paolina fortress and hosts two permanent co...

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Historic seat of the Guild of Merchants and Money Changers
Decorative artArts and ancient craftsRenaissance art

Historic seat of the Guild of Merchants and Money Changers

Between 1496 and 1500 Pietro Vannucci, known as il Perugino, at the height of his fame completed the frescoes decorating the Sala dell’Udienza (audience hall...

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The Merchants Guildhall
Decorative artArts and ancient craftsRenaissance art

The Merchants Guildhall

At the outset of the 13th century, if not earlier, many city states in Central and Southern Italy saw the emergence of merchant guilds which were to become p...

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Palazzo Sorbello House Museum
House MuseumDecorative art

Palazzo Sorbello House Museum

Palazzo Bourbon di Sorbello stands in Piazza Piccinino in the historical centre of Perugia. Following its original construction in the 16th century it belong...

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Etruscan Well
Etruscan Art

Etruscan Well

Forming one of the Umbrian capital’s emblematic sites, the Pozzo Etrusco (Etruscan Well) is located near the area known as Colle del Sole, the site of an anc...

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Isola San Lorenzo
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Isola San Lorenzo

The creation of the Museo del Capitolo della Cattedrale (San Lorenzo Cathedral Chapter House Museum) was closely linked to celebrations of the fourth centena...

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San Severo chapel
Renaissance art

San Severo chapel

At the city’s summit, Piazza Raffaello crowns the Porta Sole quarter of Perugia. On the piazza stand the 18th century Chiesa di San Severo and the Camal...

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POST - Perugia Science Museum
Science and Technology

POST - Perugia Science Museum

The POST (Perugia Officina della Scienza e della Tecnologia – Perugia Science Museum) is an interactive museum in the heart of Perugia: this appealing, welco...

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San Bevignate Templar Complex
Medieval art

San Bevignate Templar Complex

Standing on Via Enrico dal Pozzo near the monumental cemetery of Perugia, the grandiose Chiesa di San Bevignate is one of Europe’s finest Templar structures....

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Glass workshop and museum (Studio Moretti Caselli)
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Glass workshop and museum (Studio Moretti Caselli)

This family-owned workshop and museum is an invaluable historical treasure trove concealed within a unique townhouse which survived the destruction of so man...

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Giuditta Brozzetti Museum and handweaving workshop
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Giuditta Brozzetti Museum and handweaving workshop

Il Laboratorio di tessitura a mano fu fondato nel 1921 da Giuditta Brozzetti che, assieme ad altre donne di spicco dell’epoca, rappresentava un caso di impre...

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Palazzo Baldeschi Museum
Decorative artRenaissance artContemporary art

Palazzo Baldeschi Museum

With late 14th century origins Palazzo Baldeschi in Perugia is a former noble abode now owned by the Fondazione Perugia. Parts of its Medieval nucleus are st...

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Perugia Museum of Toys and Games
Decorative art

Perugia Museum of Toys and Games

The Perugia Museum of Toys and Games provides a recreational environment where children of all ages can try out new activities that stimulate their cognitive...

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Fuseum - Brajo Fuso Museum Park
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Fuseum - Brajo Fuso Museum Park

The Fuseum is a museum created by Brajo Fuso between 1959 and 1980. It is set in a spacious woodland park scattered with a variety of buildings and artistic ...

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MUVIT – Museum of Wine
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MUVIT – Museum of Wine

Since 1974 the pars agricola (agricultural wing) of the 17th century Palazzo Graziani Baglioni in Torgiano has been home, in a dynamic synergy with actual wi...

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MOO - Museum of Olives and Oil
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MOO - Museum of Olives and Oil

Founded in 2000, the MOO located within the ramparts of Torgiano, has similar aims to its sister museum MUVIT (Museum of Wine) but in this case is dedicated ...

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MACC - Torgiano Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art
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MACC - Torgiano Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art

The MACC Museo d’Arte Ceramica Contemporanea di Torgiano (Torgiano Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art) is located in the Palazzo Malizia in Torgiano and host...

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CAMS - Gypsotheca
Decorative artScience and Technology

CAMS - Gypsotheca

The CAMS (University of Perugia Science Museums Centre – UPSMC) looks after gardens, museums and collections in Perugia which are regularly open to the publi...

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CAMS - The Medieval Garden
Medieval artVegetable and flower gardensScience and Technology

CAMS - The Medieval Garden

The CAMS (University of Perugia Science Museums Centre – UPSMC) looks after gardens, museums and collections in Perugia which are regularly open to the publi...

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CAMS - The Botanical Garden
Vegetable and flower gardensScience and Technology

CAMS - The Botanical Garden

The CAMS (University of Perugia Science Museums Centre – UPSMC) looks after gardens, museums and collections in Perugia which are regularly open to the publi...

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CAMS - The Natural History Gallery
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CAMS - The Natural History Gallery

The CAMS (University of Perugia Science Museums Centre – UPSMC) looks after gardens, museums and collections in Perugia which are regularly open to the publi...

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CAMS - The Mathematics Gallery
Science and Technology

CAMS - The Mathematics Gallery

The CAMS (University of Perugia Science Museums Centre – UPSMC) looks after gardens, museums and collections in Perugia which are regularly open to the publi...

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CAMS - The Museum of Human Anatomy
Science and Technology

CAMS - The Museum of Human Anatomy

The CAMS (University of Perugia Science Museums Centre – UPSMC) looks after gardens, museums and collections in Perugia which are regularly open to the publi...

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CAMS - Laboratory of Agricultural History
Science and Technology

CAMS - Laboratory of Agricultural History

The CAMS (University of Perugia Science Museums Centre – UPSMC) looks after gardens, museums and collections in Perugia which are regularly open to the publi...

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CAMS - The Veterinary and Livestock Sciences Laboratory
Science and Technology

CAMS - The Veterinary and Livestock Sciences Laboratory

The CAMS (University of Perugia Science Museums Centre – UPSMC) looks after gardens, museums and collections in Perugia which are regularly open to the publi...

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National Gallery of Umbria
Medieval artRenaissance art

National Gallery of Umbria

The National Gallery of Umbria, one of Italy’s leading art collections, is housed in the upper floors of the Palazzo dei Priori in Perugia, home of the Comun...

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Fondazione Marini Clarelli Santi
House MuseumPoint of view

Fondazione Marini Clarelli Santi

On Perugia’s Via dei Priori stands an old palazzo occupying one side of a square, known as Piazza degli Oddi until the end of the 19th century, to which it g...

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Fondazione Orintia Carletti Bonucci
House Museum

Fondazione Orintia Carletti Bonucci

The Fondazione Orintia Carletti Bonucc,i located in a 16th century palazzo on Via Baldeschi, was founded in 1970 by Mario Bonucci, last scion of the family w...

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Sciri Tower
Point of view

Sciri Tower

The Torre degli Sciri (Sciri Tower) provides an unparalleled panoramic view of Perugia which can be reached by a steep stairway to the top. It’s the only rem...

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Oratorio di San Bernardino
Renaissance art

Oratorio di San Bernardino

In 1457, five years after the oratorio was consecrated, decoration work on the polychrome façade was begun. The inscription “AVGVSTA PERVSIA MCCCCLXI” across...

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Grande Nero
Contemporary art

Grande Nero

Alberto Burri 1980 Il Grande Nero, a large work by the sculptor Alberto Burri, stands in the Salone delle Acque space inside the Rocca Paolina, perfectly...

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Fontana Maggiore
Medieval art

Fontana Maggiore

Acting as the centrepiece for the new layout of the city, the Fontana Maggiore had not only a decorative function but also represented Perugia’s newfound pro...

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Etruscan Arch
Etruscan Art

Etruscan Arch

The best preserved of the seven gateways to the city of Perugia is the monumental Arco Etrusco (Etruscan Arch)which has remained almost unaltered since antiq...

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