ITINERARY 22 ITINERARY ITINERARY 22 ITINERARY Panicale / Città della Pieve supply in the event of a siege. The well is 32 metres deep and is connected via an Southwest of underground aqueduct to the Fontana delle Cannelle, also known as Fonte Dentro, once situated in the vicinity of the ancient Church PANICALE (PG) and Monastery of the Fior di Maggio, and 40 km from Perugia (SS 220 and SP later demolished. Casa del Perugino (now 306). The small town of Panicale is private property), situated between the town situated amidst the gently rolling hills hall and the current Via Roma (previously that descend to . Via Vecciano). The façade holds a stone tablet laid in 1923, the fourth centennial of WHAT TO SEE Perugia the death of the artist. Church of S. Sebastiano (14th-15th c.), PANICALE with two frescoes by Perugino: Martirio WHAT TO TASTE di S. Sebastiano and La Madonna in CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE Honey, cheeses, and DOC wines, including Gloria. The fountain built in 1473, the Grechetto, Vin Santo and Novello. Not to old town cistern. Church of S. Michele miss: saffron, the production of which was Arcangelo (10th-11th c.), which houses Città della Pieve recently reintroduced in the local territory. in the apse L’Annunciazione, a fresco Adoration of the Magi by Perugino attributed to Tommasino Fini, known Terni EVENTS as Masolino (1383-1447). Teatro Cesare offers a panorama of rare beauty from its Palio dei Terzieri, in August, a re-enact- Caporali, one of the smallest theatres 508 metres elevation. ment in period costume of the life of the in , built between the 17th and town in the Renaissance. The contestants 18th centuries and renovated by the WHAT TO SEE parade in a procession through the streets architect Caproni in 1858. Tulle Mu- Perugino provide the backdrop for the Cathedral of Saints Gervasio and Protasio. of the town along with some 700 partici- seum (housed in the former Church numerous embroidered pieces, typical Erected in the 8th century and renovated pants in costumes inspired by the works 48 of S. Agostino, 14th-16th c.). Remains examples of local handicraft. and enlarged with Gothic accents in the first of Perugino. The Palio concludes with the 49 of frescoes attributed to the school of half of the 13th century, it has numerous “Caccia del Toro”, an ancient and rudimen- WHAT TO TASTE frescoes and paintings including, in the tary bullfight with the Chianino bull, now Olive oil, honey, sweets made with chest- apse, a Madonna with Child by Perugino. simulated with archery on revolving targets nut, and DOC wines (red and white). Palazzo della Corgna, the most important with an outline of a bull. of the noble residences of Città della Pieve, EVENTS built in the mid-1500s and now housing the Grape Festival, in September, with a library and temporary exhibitions. Oratory rich parade of decorated floats. of Santa Maria dei Bianchi, which houses INFO Castagnata, in November, with an extraordinary fresco by Perugino: The IAT , tastings of woodland products and local Adoration of the Magi, considered one of tel. +39 0759652484 - 0759652738; sweets. his finest works. Pozzo del Casalino, a me- [email protected]; dieval well constructed to ensure a water www.trasimeno.umbria2000.it INFO IAT Castiglione del Lago, tel. +39 0759652484 - 0759652738; [email protected]; Panicale - Church of S. Michele Arcangelo www.trasimeno.umbria2000.it

CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE (PG) 22 km from Panicale (SP 306, SS 220, SS 71). Città della Pieve is a quiet and enchanting town that was the birthplace (1450) of artist Pietro Vannucci, known as Perugino, the most important representative of Umbrian painting of the 15th century. Surrounded by Monte Cetona, the hills of Montepulciano Panicale - Panorama and the hills of Lake Trasimeno, the town Città della Pieve - Panorama