What To See in Perugia
Perched on the top of a high cliff with steep slopes. Perugia is the largest city and the provincial capital of Umbria, The city tumbles down the slopes and extends into the valley below. Leave your car below the city and take an escalator to reach the top that offers breathtaking views of the facades of medieval palaces and churches as well as the Umbrian hills, depicted by Renaissance painters such as Perugino, Pinturicchio, and Raphael.
Strolling through enchanting narrow alleys in the medieval Old Town, you will discover numerous and interesting ‘botteghe’ and stores as well as cafés and restaurants offering some culinary riches of Umbria—such as truffles, sausages, handmade pasta, extra virgin olive oils, mushrooms, game, and cheeses.
If you have time, visit the National Gallery of Umbria, set along the main street with its collection of Renaissance paintings, and the Archaeological Museum which holds artifacts from Etruscan, Umbrian, and Roman civilizations.
A lively city, Perugia hosts a variety of cultural events dedicated to music, literature, journalism, and food and wine so make sure to try to book a trip around perhaps the Umbria Jazz Festival or the Eurochocolate Festival, inspired by the city’s historic Perugina chocolate factory.
Strolling through enchanting narrow alleys in the medieval Old Town, you will discover numerous and interesting ‘botteghe’ and stores as well as cafés and restaurants offering some culinary riches of Umbria—such as truffles, sausages, handmade pasta, extra virgin olive oils, mushrooms, game, and cheeses.
If you have time, visit the National Gallery of Umbria, set along the main street with its collection of Renaissance paintings, and the Archaeological Museum which holds artifacts from Etruscan, Umbrian, and Roman civilizations.
A lively city, Perugia hosts a variety of cultural events dedicated to music, literature, journalism, and food and wine so make sure to try to book a trip around perhaps the Umbria Jazz Festival or the Eurochocolate Festival, inspired by the city’s historic Perugina chocolate factory.
Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria
The Museum
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Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria houses one of the richest art collections in Italy and is, at the same time, a treasure chest of memories for the city of Perugia. The works become milestones on a journey from the 13th to the 19th century, an unforgettable trip through the artistic and cultural history of Umbria and Italy.
The artworks are exhibited on the upper floors of Perugia’s Palazzo dei Priori, seat of the City Council since the Middle Ages and the only Italian public building to house a large national museum. 3500 square metres of exhibition space over 40 rooms, a tower and a chapel, for an 800-year-long journey through the history of Italian art.
The collection of the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria houses more than 3,000 works including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, textiles and goldsmith’s art: more than 500 of these can be admired, while the others are kept in storage. The display is spread over two floors, like a thread embroidering a visual journey through of eight centuries of Italian history and culture.
The journey at the GNU begins in the 13th and 14th centuries, between the magnificence of Benedetto Bonfigli’s frescoes in the Priori Chapel and Duccio di Buoninsegna’s Madonna and Child. It continues with the late Gothic style from Perugia by Gentile da Fabriano and moves on to the masterpieces of Renaissance exponents such as Beato Angelico, Benozzo Gozzoli, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano and Piero della Francesca.
And it is precisely in Room 13 that we find the iconic masterpiece of the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria: the polyptych of St. Anthony by Piero della Francesca.
Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria houses one of the richest art collections in Italy and is, at the same time, a treasure chest of memories for the city of Perugia. The works become milestones on a journey from the 13th to the 19th century, an unforgettable trip through the artistic and cultural history of Umbria and Italy.
The artworks are exhibited on the upper floors of Perugia’s Palazzo dei Priori, seat of the City Council since the Middle Ages and the only Italian public building to house a large national museum. 3500 square metres of exhibition space over 40 rooms, a tower and a chapel, for an 800-year-long journey through the history of Italian art.
The collection of the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria houses more than 3,000 works including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, textiles and goldsmith’s art: more than 500 of these can be admired, while the others are kept in storage. The display is spread over two floors, like a thread embroidering a visual journey through of eight centuries of Italian history and culture.
The journey at the GNU begins in the 13th and 14th centuries, between the magnificence of Benedetto Bonfigli’s frescoes in the Priori Chapel and Duccio di Buoninsegna’s Madonna and Child. It continues with the late Gothic style from Perugia by Gentile da Fabriano and moves on to the masterpieces of Renaissance exponents such as Beato Angelico, Benozzo Gozzoli, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano and Piero della Francesca.
And it is precisely in Room 13 that we find the iconic masterpiece of the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria: the polyptych of St. Anthony by Piero della Francesca.