Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Perugia, Italy

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Number of sights 21 sights
Distance 3.8 km
Ascend 266 m
Descend 241 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 Perugia

Sight 1: Chiesa di Santa Maria di Monteluce

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The church of Santa Maria Assunta di Monteluce is a church in Perugia, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria di Monteluce (IT)

874 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Centro della Scienza P.O.S.T.

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The POST, an acronym for Perugia Officina per la Scienza e la Tecnologia, is the interactive museum dedicated to the scientific culture of the city of Perugia.

Wikipedia: Perugia Officina per la Scienza e la Tecnologia (IT)

152 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Santa Maria Nuova

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The church of Santa Maria Nuova is located in Perugia in Via Pinturicchio, in the Porta Sole district and is a parish church dating back to the thirteenth century.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova (Perugia) (IT)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Arco dei Gigli

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The Arch of the Lilies is one of the openings along the Etruscan walls of the city of Perugia.

Wikipedia: Arco dei Gigli (IT), Website

232 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Chiesa di San Severo

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The church of San Severo is located in Perugia, in Piazza Raffaello di Porta Sole, on the highest part of the city.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Severo (Perugia) (IT)

34 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Cappella di San Severo

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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.

Wikipedia: Cappella di San Severo (IT)

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Casa Museo Palazzo Sorbello

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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.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Sorbello (IT)

68 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Pozzo Etrusco

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The Etruscan Well, also known as "Sorbello well" from the name of the noble family which still owns the mansion which includes the structure, is located in the old town of Perugia. Entrance to the well, currently open to the public as a museum, is from no. 18 piazza Danti, through a covered walkway which leads to the underground sections of Palazzo Sorbello.

Wikipedia: Etruscan Well (EN), Website

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

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Perugia Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Perugia, Umbria, central Italy, dedicated to Saint Lawrence. Formerly the seat of the bishops and archbishops of Perugia, it has been since 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve.

Wikipedia: Perugia Cathedral (EN)

46 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Museo del Capitolo della cattedrale di San Lorenzo

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Museo del Capitolo della cattedrale di San LorenzoG.dallorto / Attribution

The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, better known as Museo del Capitolo della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, is a museum in Perugia, Italy, adjacent to the Cathedral of San Lorenzo.

Wikipedia: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Perugia) (IT)

230 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Teatro Morlacchi

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Teatro Morlacchi, formerly Teatro del Verzaro, is the largest theater of Perugia. It is named after the musician Francesco Morlacchi.

Wikipedia: Teatro Morlacchi (EN)

466 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Porta di Santa Susanna

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The Porta Santa Susanna, or Porta di Sant'Andrea, is a city gate in Perugia, Italy. Located in Via della Sposa, it dates back to the late Middle Ages.

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166 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Trasimena Gate

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The Porta Trasimena, also called the Arch of San Luca due to its proximity to the Church of San Luca, is located in Perugia, in Via dei Priori.

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59 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Sciri Tower

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The Torre degli Sciri, is a medieval tower dating back to the 13th century, located in Perugia, Italy. It stands in the historic district of Porta Santa Susanna, at the beginning of the Via dei Priori. Reaching a height of 42 meters, it is the last complete such tower remaining in the city.

Wikipedia: Torre degli Sciri (EN)

212 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Chiesa di San Filippo Neri

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The church of San Filippo Neri, also known as the church of the Immaculate Conception or Chiesa Nuova, is one of the most important places of worship in the city of Perugia. Located in the historic center of Perugia on the axis of Via dei Priori, Via della Cupa and Via della Stella, in the Porta Santa Susanna district, it was built in the seventeenth century (1627-1665) to a design by the Roman architect Paolo Maruscelli, and is one of the most important examples of Baroque in Perugia.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Filippo Neri (Perugia) (IT)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Palazzo dei Priori

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The Palazzo dei Priori or comunale is one of the best examples in Italy of a public palace from the communal era. It is located in the central Piazza IV Novembre in Perugia, Umbria. It extends along Corso Vannucci up to Via Boncambi. It still houses part of the municipality, and, on the third floor, the Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria. It takes its name from the Priori, the highest political authority governing the city in the medieval era.

Wikipedia: Palazzo dei Priori (EN)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Fontana Maggiore

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Fontana Maggiore Georges Jansoone (JoJan) / CC BY 3.0

The Fontana Maggiore, a masterpiece of medieval sculpture, placed in the centre of Piazza IV Novembre, is the monument symbol of the city of Perugia.

Wikipedia: Fontana Maggiore (EN)

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Galleria nazionale dell'Umbria

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The Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria the Italian national paintings collection of Umbria, housed in the Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, in central Italy. Located on the upper floors of the Palazzo dei Priori, the exhibition spaces occupy two floors and the collection comprises the greatest representation of the Umbrian School of painting, ranging from the 13th to the 19th century, strongest in the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. The collection is presented in 40 exhibition rooms in the Palazzo. On the second floor of the Gallery, there is an exhibition space for temporary collections, changed several times a year.

Wikipedia: Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria (EN), Website

73 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Collegio del Cambio

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The Collegio del Cambio is the historic seat of the exchange guild in the Palazzo dei Priori in the city of Perugia, Italy. It was built between 1452 and 1457 and now houses a number of artistic masterpieces.

Wikipedia: Collegio del Cambio (EN), Website

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Teatro del Pavone

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The Teatro del Pavone in Perugia, located in Piazza della Repubblica, is one of the main theaters in the city, curated by the institution called "Accademia del Teatro del Pavone".

Wikipedia: Teatro del Pavone (IT)

332 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 21: Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo

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The Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo is a historic building in Perugia, Umbria, Italy.

Wikipedia: Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo (Perugia) (IT)

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