Reading and Roaming
PARK SCENES Situated high up on the ramparts, Perugia has a small park with a view out over the buildings below and over the valley to the mountains. TOWN HALL In the historic center is an attractive town hall and museum with on one side sculptures of a griffin and a lion, both symbols of …
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DUOMO DI ORVIETO Yesterday we traveled from Rome to Perugia via Orvieto. It was a pretty ride and a combination of winding country roads and some time on the highway. We spent several hours in Orvieto, focusing mainly on the striking 14th century Duomo di Orvieto. This cathedral, unlike others of gray stone, has beautiful mosaics on the …
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