{"id":39560,"date":"2020-05-13T19:26:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T17:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/fortified-villages-in-umbria-rare-hidden-gems\/cosa-vedere-a-montefalco\/"},"modified":"2020-08-28T17:53:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T15:53:43","slug":"what-to-see-in-montefalco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/en\/fortified-villages-in-umbria-rare-hidden-gems\/what-to-see-in-montefalco\/","title":{"rendered":"What to see in Montefalco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Discover with us what you can see in Montefalco.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Montefalco, one of the \u2018Borghi pi\u00f9 Belli D\u2019Italia\u2019 (most beautiful towns in Italy), extends around the large circular piazza on top of the hill and is a gorgeous, prime example of medieval town planning. The main streets all converge on the piazza that was once called \u2018dei Cavalieri\u2019, \u2018Campo del Certame\u2019 or \u2018del Popolo\u2019. It hosts various architectural and artistic gems: the magnificent Palazzo del Comune, the former church of San Filippo, now the Teatro Municipale, the church of Santa Maria di Piazza, one of the oldest buildings in the area, as well as sumptuous 16<sup>th<\/sup>-century noble residences, such as Palazzo Senili and Palazzo de Cuppis. Other noble residences are the 15<sup>th<\/sup>-century Palazzo Pambuffetti, Palazzo Tempestivi and Palazzo Langeli, the latter bearing frescoes by the Zuccari school.<\/p>\n<p>Taking the road from the piazza that leads to the 13<sup>th<\/sup>-century district of Colla Mora, you will reach the Chiesa e Museo di San Francesco, built by the conventual friars between 1335 and 1338. Its apse was splendidly frescoed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benozzo_Gozzoli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Gozzoli<\/em> <\/a>with the <em>Stories of the life of Saint Francis<\/em>. Inside, it is also possible to admire a <em>Nativity <\/em>by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pietro_Perugino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Perugino<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing along the perimeter of the medieval walls you will reach the hamlet of San Leonardo. Here you will see the church and convent of Santa Chiara, dedicated to Chiara di Montefalco, a native saint of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/en\/activities\/guided-tour-of-montefalco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">town<\/a>, whose body actually rests in this place; built starting from 1303, the small chapel of Santa Croce preserves a splendid cycle of 14<sup>th<\/sup>-century frescoes that illustrate the life of the saint. In the same district lies the church of the Illuminata, with beautiful frescoes by Melanzio, and opposite, the convent of San Leonardo.<\/p>\n<p>Going back towards the main street of the town, Corso Mameli, you will see the 13<sup>th<\/sup>-century church of Sant\u2019Agostino with its stunning frescoes attributed to <em>Ambrogio Lorenzetti<\/em> and <em>Bartolomeo Caporali<\/em>. Don\u2019t miss out on a tour of the town walls: you\u2019ll see Porta Federico II, with the adjoining Romanesque church of San Bartolomeo, Porta Sant\u2019Agostino, with its magnificent crenelated tower, and Porta Camiano. Just near the latter stands the church of Santa Lucia, built at the end of the 13<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover with us what you can see in Montefalco.\u00a0 Montefalco, one of the \u2018Borghi pi\u00f9 Belli D\u2019Italia\u2019 (most beautiful towns in Italy), extends around the large circular piazza on top of the hill and is a gorgeous, prime example of medieval town planning. 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