Gubbio neighborhood

Costacciaro is small village with ancient origins, lays at the top of a hill, and still preserves the ruines of a castle and the old town walls. The interest with this place lies mainlyin the caves of Monte Cucco. This mountain, just above the 1500 meters, at the top not only offers the meadows and wild woods, but also the coves, which are known since the 1500. In the '500s the town was under... Details

Fossato di Vico is a small but pleasant village. It can be ideally divided in two parts: the first part is modern and lays along the statal way, while the old part, is on the top of the hill. The latter is called Fossato Alto, and is a typical example of middle age architecture, with an evocative view. Here it is possible to visit the chapel "Cappella della Piaggiola" where remarkable frescoes... Details

Gualdo Tadino, famous for its ceramics industry and art, lays on Sant'Angelo hill dominated by the castel "Rocca Flea". Athough not much is known about the history of the town during ancient romans, it is quite sure that the roman Tadinum was an important center since it was along the Flaminia way.It was destroyed and robbed several times by the barbarians; and due to that it was rebuilt in 1180... Details

Laying on the slopes of Monte Ingino, Gubbio is one of the most ancient towns of Umbria, extremely well preserved during centuries and rich of monuments testifying its glorious past.Two important witnesses of the past are the Tavole Eugubine, one of most important documents referring to the ancient people called Italici and the Roman Theatre just outside the walls of the town. Dominated from... Details

At Gubbio, the road that passes the Bottaccione gorge between two deep walls, goes up to the pass of Madonna della Cima, and goes down again to Scheggia, anciently named Schisa or also mutatio ad Hesis o ad Ensem, where today it remains just a ruine of the bridge (1789) called Botte d'Italia due to the fact that it offered refuge to the brigands which populated this area during the past.... Details

Going up on the left side of the Chiascio valley one gets to Sigillo, agricultural center of ancient origins laying at the bottom of Monte Cucco. The village, having roman origins, (anciently Suillum), was destroyed at the beginning of the XIII century, and reconstructed and enlarged by Perugia on 1274. At the beginning of the XV century it was taken over by the papal state, keeping for long... Details

On the east side of Chiscio river, Valfabbrica is a small Middle age village originally competed between Gubbio, Assisi e Perugia. Around mid XII century it was fortified with walls and towers, of which the traces can still be found in some parts. Remarkable, nearby, a parish which preserves at the inside marvelous frescoes of the umbrian school dating bact to the '300s. Details