Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Perugia, Italy
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4.1 km
287 m
Experience Perugia in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in PerugiaIndividual Sights in PerugiaSight 1: Basilica di San Domenico
San Domenico is a Roman Catholic basilica church, located on Piazza Giordano Bruno and via del Castellano in the city of Perugia, region of Umbria, central Italy.
Sight 2: Museo civico di Palazzo della Penna-Centro di Cultura Contemporanea
The Palazzo della Penna is located in Via Podiani 11 in Perugia and is home to the Civic Museum of Palazzo della Penna-Center of Contemporary Culture, the Deputation of Homeland History for Umbria and the Department of Culture and other municipal offices.
Sight 3: Chiesa di Sant'Ercolano
The church of Sant'Ercolano is a Catholic place of worship located in Perugia at the intersection of Via Sant'Ercolano and Viale Indipendenza, adjacent to the stairs that bear the same name as the saint.
Sight 4: Arco di Sant'Ercolano
The Arch of St. Herculaneum is located in Perugia on the stairs of the same name of Sant'Ercolano. It was part of the city walls of Etruscan origin, built in the second half of the third century BC. It was one of the 7 gateways to the Etruscan city. It was remodelled in the Middle Ages and the original round arch was replaced by an ogival arch.
Sight 5: Porta Marzia
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The Porta Marzia is a city gate of the Etruscan city walls of the city of Perugia and is located in Via Marzia.
Sight 6: Porta Eburnea
The Porta Eburnea, or Arch of the Almond, is a city gate in the Etruscan city walls of Perugia.
Sight 7: Casa Museo Palazzo Sorbello
Palazzo Sorbello is a historic building in Perugia built at the end of the sixteenth century. Located in the city center, a short distance from the cathedral of San Lorenzo, the entrance portal of the building opens at 9 Piazza Piccinino, in front of the Etruscan well, an important underground monument of the Etruscan era, whose access is given by some rooms located right in the basement of the same building. Owned since the end of the eighteenth century by the Marquis Bourbon di Sorbello, it is currently the headquarters of the Ranieri di Sorbello Foundation, which since 2010 has given a museum destination to some rooms on the ground floor and on the main floor.
Sight 8: Chiesa di San Severo
The church of San Severo is located in Perugia, in Piazza Raffaello di Porta Sole, on the highest part of the city.
Sight 9: Cappella di San Severo
The chapel of San Severo is part of the Camaldolese convent complex adjacent to the church of San Severo in Perugia. Today it is a small museum dedicated to the fresco of the Trinity and Saints by Raphael and Perugino, dating from about 1505-1508 and 1521.
Sight 10: Arco dei Gigli
The Arch of the Lilies is one of the openings along the Etruscan walls of the city of Perugia.
Sight 11: San Bevignate
San Bevignate is a church in Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It dates to the mid 13th century, and was expanded by the Knights Templar in the 1280s. It is notable for its 13th-century frescoes. It is named for San Bevignate, the local patron saint of the flagellant movement.
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