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| Gubbio – 60 km from Petrata Castle. From Petrata Castle go down into the valley and follow the signs for Perugia. Take the SS75 in the drection of Perugia and then, follow the indications for Cesena. Get off at Bosco- Gubbio. Follow the signs for Gubbio. Gubbio is situated inside Mount Cucco national park, which features ample naturalistic vistas and is rich in places of great historical, cultural and architectural interest. Much evidence of local craftsmanship is to be found in the form of hand made artifacts, and in particular, ceramics, which let one re-live the art, culture and traditions of these places. One of the sites of which the city is most proud, is the Rpman Amphitheatre,: built in the first century d.C. and perfectly conserved. Of great historic and architectural interest is the group of buildings made upo of the Palazzo dei Consoli, del Palazzo Pretorio and the piazza “pensile” which unites them, all built during the first half of the 15th century. The religious buildings of greatest importance are the cathedral (Duomo) built in the last twenty years of the 12th century, in which is housed the Museo Diocesano, and the Basilica of the patron Saint Ubaldo, restored in 1500 by the Canonici Regolari Lateranensi to whom the custody of the sanctuary was given. The basilica is home to the “ceri” or giant candles , protagonists of the famous race. |
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