PACIANO TAPPA 36 PACIANO—CITTA’ DELLA PIEVE KM 15,5 + 470 -370 E

Paciano is the chief town of a municipality of 988 inhabitants in the , in Umbria. It has been declared one of the most beautiful towns in . It is situated on top of Mount Petravella where, in ancient times, there was a temple dedicated to the God Janus. The present town was founded around the 16th century on a buttress of Mount Petravella and it preserves its original city walls with towers and four gates, and Orlando’s Tower, what is left of an older town not far from the present. From the Porta Fiorentina gate we reach Piazza della Repubblica with the Municipal palace, and walking along the narrow streets laid out on a square grid we encounter its four churches: S.Giuseppe, S. Borromeo, S. Maria, Madonna della Stella. The church of S. Carlo, with its elegant 17th century portal, among the local artists it has works by Francesco from Castel della Pieve, believed to be Perugino’s master.

1 Paciano—Città della Pieve

Paciano San Donato 2 We enter Paciano from the north, then Piazza Matteotti and leave from the South gate, Porta Rastrella. We take Via Madonna della Stella

3 which we leave after 250 m, at the third crossing, turning left.

4 We follow this road which has different bames for about 1,5 Km

5 where we turn left to start a route in the open countryside, with woodland, olive groves, villas and agriturismo, with many ups and downs, 2 Km of graveled road, to arrive at San Donato, where we find the sign for Città delle Pieve on the left.

6 Our walk continues through woodlands and olive groves for 2 Km, first uphill, then slightly

7 downhill up to a locality called Popoltaio Schiacciato. We pass through more localities: Valducciole

8 Casaltondo;

9 then we enter Ph309; we turn left and after 2 km we leave the SP-road, we cross the river on the right

10 and we start walking uphill on a gravelled track before in the middle of fields and then in the forest. After 2.5 km we get to a villa;

11 we continue on the same road for another 2 km to get to the first houses of Città della Pieve .

12 and we arrive to Città della Pieve

13 Città della Pieve

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