Perugia

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History of Perugia

The town of Perugia, the regional capital of Umbria, has a history of thousands of years. It was in fact a powerful Etruscan town, so large as to have already 7 ports, including monumental Ports such as Pulchra or Augustus (Etruscan arc). The Acropolis is a wonderful collection of art and architecture: magnificent squares, majestic palaces, medieval streets and alleys, Perugia is a jewel to discover and visit. Many artefacts were found, testifing that the area was inhabited since prehistoric times, but under the Etruscan rule it becoma a lucumonia, tah is an Etruscan district administrative. Conquered by Romans after the battle of Sentino in 295 BC, it reached a partial autonomy. It was the protagonist of one of the black pages of the Roman history, the battle of Trasimeno, which took place a few kilometres from the city. After the defeat, Perugia was a refuge for many soldiers escaped to the massacre. Around 40 BC the city was sacked and burned by Octavian, the future Augustus, since it was the refuge of Lucio Antonio, brother of Mark Antony, rival to the imperial throne. The emperor, however, was magnanimous and rebuilt the city, so much so that this took the title of Augusta Perusia. With the fall of the Toma Empire, the town was invaded by Totila, who conquered and destroyed the city in 548 AC. In the eighth century the city came under the control of Rome, which nevertheless maintained a certain autonomy. In an effort to finally subjecting Perugia, Pope Innocent III died in the city in 1216. Those are the years of many wars with the neighbouring towns such as Cortona, Chiusi, Todi, Foligno and Assisi; against the latter Perugia won the battle of Collestrada in 1202, to which participated among others the future St. Francis of Assisi. Perugia can now be defined free, even though the Church tries to regain control, which remains rather formal. In the following years internal fightings between the noble families of the city, between Raspanti (bourgeois) and Beccherini (the people minutes, supported by nobles). These struggles severely weaken the city and the social and economic fabric. Around the end of the fifteenth century the Baglioni family establishes a true and proper lordship of the city, which did not resist for long. Indeed, in 1531 Pope Paul III defeated and conquered the city following Salt war, which broke out due to a tax imposed on salt. The Pauline fortress was built, to cover the portion of the city owned by the family Baglioni and to eliminate any possible ambitions of revenge. The city finally passed under the control of the Church, which is temporarily cut off only with the descent of Napoleon. In 1859 a revolt was stifled in the blood but the following year the Vittorio Emanuele troops entered the city and added Perugia to the the Kingdom of Italy.

Attractions in Perugia

Perugia offers many monuments and things to see to the tourist. Among those, the wonderful Acropolis, the top and oldest part of the city, which holds medieval palaces, the Pauline fortress, the Piazza November 4th with the magnificient Medieval Fountain (Fontana Maggiore), designed by fra Bevignate. You can't miss a walk in the small streets of the Acropolis and a visit to the Pauline Fortress, where the old reamins of the medieval houses of Perugia are crearly visible.

Accomodations in Perugia:

Bed and breakfast Il Querceto in Perugia

Bed and breakfast Le Terrazze in Perugia

Farmhouse Ai Prati in Perugia

Bed and breakfast Assisi-perugia Souvenir in Perugia

Bed and breakfast Casale Mille Soli in Perugia

Farmhouse La Volpe E L'uva in Perugia

Bed and breakfast Umbria Verde in Perugia

Bed and breakfast Agli Zoccolanti in Perugia

Bed and breakfast C'era una volta in Perugia

Holiday houses Domus Volumnia in Perugia

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Perugia Città del vino

Frazioni of Perugia: Bagnaia, Bosco, Capanne, Casa del Diavolo, Castel del Piano, Cenerente, Civitella Benazzone, Civitella d'Arna, Collestrada, Colle Umberto I, Cordigliano, Colombella, Farneto, Fontignano, Fratticiola Selvatica, La Bruna, La Cinella, Lacugnano, Lidarno, Migiana di Monte Tezio, Monte Bagnolo, Monte Corneo, Montelaguardia, Monte Petriolo, Mugnano, Olmo, Parlesca, Pianello, Piccione, Pila, Pilonico Materno, Poggio delle Corti, Ponte della Pietra, Ponte Felcino, Ponte Pattoli, Ponte Rio, Ponte San Giovanni, Ponte Valleceppi, Prepo, Pretola, Ramazzano-Le Pulci, Rancolfo, Ripa, San Fortunato della Collina, San Giovanni del Pantano, San Marco, Santa Maria Rossa, San Martino dei Colli, San Martino in Campo, San Martino in Colle, San Sisto, Sant'Andrea d'Agliano, Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Sant'Egidio, Sant'Enea, Solfagnano, Villa Pitignano