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Storia ed archeologia in Umbria

Histoire et archéologie

Historical and archaeological points of interest in Umbria

Umbria is a region rich in historical and archaeological sites that tell the story of a region that over the centuries has seen the passage of different populations, from the most remote places in the region up to the squares of the largest cities, in Umbria, you can find traces of the history and traditions varied.

Since pre-Roman times when the first people, mostly Etruscan, have settled in Umbria until more recent times, every little town or village of this region contains one or more places still untouched by high historical and archaeological value.

Among the most prominent examples include the Fossil Forest in Dunarobba, the Carsulae Archaeological Park and the Roman Theatre of Gubbio: Bella Umbria has selected the major points of historical interest and offers you detailed information about places and times to visit the various tourist excellence.

  1. Orvieto Underground

    Orvieto (TR)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    Orvieto, ville millénaire, suspedue comme par magie entre ciel et terre, nous a dévoilé un autre de ses aspects qui la rendent unique et exceptionelle: un dédale de grottes cachées dans...
  2. Hypogée de San Manno

    Perugia
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    More or less three kilometres away from the train station of Fontivegge, not too far away from via Cortonese, you can find the subterranean of Manno. It is constituted of an atmosphere quite large...
  3. Città Buzziana

    Montegabbione (TR)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    The architect Tommaso Buzzi (1900 - 1981) bought the area surrounding the Scarzuola Convent in 1956 and he planned and realized the Città Buzziana, rising near the convent, in twenty years'...
  4. Narni Souterraine

    Narni (TR)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    Pout les amants de l'art et de l'histoire, Narni offre l'intéressante possibilité de visiter un grand nombre d'environnements souterrains dans le cadre d'une visite guidée très bien...
  5. Ocriculum

    Otricoli (TR)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    Ocriculum, à l'origine centre ombrien situé là où surgit actuellement Otricoli, a été reconstruit à l'époque romaine au fonds de la vallée, plus près du fleuve Tevere. De cette importante...
  6. Le Fossile Foret Dunarobba

    Avigliano Umbro (TR)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    The fossil forest consists of trees belonging to a fossil species of giant sequoiaprsente in Italy over a million Amni ago (in ancient Quaternary). The peculiarity of this forest...
  7. Parc archéologique de Carsulae

    San Gemini (TR)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    Carsulae, antique municipalité romaine située le long de la via Flaminia, fût abandonnée il y a très longtemps suite à un sérieux éboulement de terrain qui imposa de déplacer le siège de...
  8. Tempietto del Clitunno - Temple de Clitunno

    Campello sul Clitunno (PG)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    The little temple of the Clitunno, located in Campello sul Clitunno, has still maintained the classical name of the river having its source nearby.Plinio describes the source not only as the aim of...
  9. Rocca di Passignano (Rocher de Passignano)

    Passignano sul Trasimeno (PG)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    The medieval fortress built in the V - VI century by the Lombards is in position relative to the center of Passignano and after the bombing of the Second World War and a long period of restoration...
  10. Palazzo Ducale

    Gubbio (PG)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    The Palazzo Ducale was built after 1470 following the arrival of Federico da Montefeltro and is the expression of a lifestyle ispired from the humanistic civilizaion. L. Laurana, worked on it under...
  11. Théâtre Romain

    Gubbio (PG)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    The Gubbio Roman Theatre has been constructued during the first century aD. by using square blocks of limestone from the local area. The walls' covering is ashlar. The tiers, having a diametr of 70...
  12. Rocca Flea

    Gualdo Tadino (PG)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    Does not matter from which direction you arrive to Gualdo Tadino because it is impossible not to notice the castle Rocca Flea erected to protect the town. According to ancient documents, during...
  13. St. Patrick's Well

    Orvieto (TR)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    In 1527, in the day following the sacking of Rome, Pope Clement VII took refuge in Orvieto.To provision with water the Albornoz fortress in case of siege or conflict, this well was built, based on a...
  14. Fontana Maggiore

    Perugia
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    The most attractive feature of Perugia's Piazza Grande, which is now called Piazza IV Novembre, with which it is in artistic harmony also regarding its placement, is the Fontana Maggiore very...
  15. La Rocca di Alviano - Chãteau de Alviano

    Alviano (TR)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    The Castle of Alviano reconstructed in purely renaissance style as demanded by Bartolomeo d'Alviano in 1495, versus the previous middle age style, it was always aimed at by the close towns of Todi...
  16. Hypogée des Vomumni

    Perugia
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    Among the 38 tombs dating back to the Etruscan period dig away in the rock that are part of the necropolis of the Palazzone, the most famous one is the subterranean of the Volumni discovered in...
  17. Castello di Giove - Château à Giove

    Giove (TR)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    Built on a high rocky hill, the castle is the large visible fulcrum of the small Umbrian village of Giove, so called for the presence already during the pre-roman era of a temple dedicated to the...
  18. Palazzo dei Priori

    Perugia
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    Palazzo dei Priori, a superb expression of the city's municipal spirit, was built between the 13th and the 15th centuries.Its austere mass, completely closed in a vest of square stone and only...
  19. Arc étrusque (Arc d'Auguste)

    Perugia
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    Built around the III century B.C., this arch was one of the seven entrance gates to Perugia in the Etruscan period. After walking past it, and going down the Ulisse Rocchi street, it is possible to...
  20. Palazzo dei Consoli

    Gubbio (PG)
    Typologie : Storia e Archeologia 
    The imposing complex of Palazzo dei Consoli, of Pretorio Palace and the square which links them were constructed during the XIV century. The deliberations of 1321 and 1322 commanded that the...
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