Amelia
The city presents itself to visitors with a very scenographic aspect: its urbanistic structure traces the hill on which it leans against and closes from the bottom upwards in a cone shape, with its cathedral and tall, dodecahedral (XI century) tower at the top.
Amelia preserves ancient vestiges, such as the polygonal walls: a legend says were built by Cyclopes. In reality, they date back more than 2500 years and are formed by square blocks wedged together without mortar, like an enormous puzzle: they are 700 metres long, 8 metres high and three and a half metres deep. Findings from the Pre-Roman Umbrian period are mixed with Roman ones in the Archeological museum, where the real attraction, however, is the great bronze statue of Germanico: majestic and of a great beauty, over 2 metres tall, it reproduces in bronze Nerone Claudio Druso, called, in fact, Germanico.
Other testimonies of the most ancient times can be found in the underground of the city, where it is possible to visit 10 magnificent rooms realized for the water supply in Roman times, with a holding capacity of almost 4500 cubic metres. Among the principal buildings in Amelia, the Cathedral, rebuilt starting from the XVII century, contains the tombs of Bartholomeo and Baldo Farrattini (Ippolito Scalza, 1574) and the funeral monument of Giovanni Geraldini (1476) of the Agostino di Duccio School. One of the chapels holds a curiosity: the banners captured by the Turks during the battle of Lepanto are still on show. The church of Saint Francis contains frescos of the Giotto school and the funeral monuments of the Geraldini family.
Among the many aristocratic buildings within the city walls, Palazzo Petrignani (XVI century) whose walls are frescoed with allegories of the seasons and zodiac signs, and Palazzo Forattini, stand out.
An authentic jewel in Amelia is then the Social Theatre, built in 1782 and modelled on the Fenice “Phoenix” in Venice. The siege of Federico Barbarossa in Amelia is portrayed on the curtain.

Information:
IAT 0744.981453
Museo archeologico (Archeological museum) 0744.978120
e-mail: info@iat.amelia.tr.it
e-mail: museoamelia@tiscali.it

Alviano
In a panoramic position, the village is dominated by the Castle which was once the residence of the great mercenary leader Bartholomeo di Alviano, Lord of this land. Three museums can be visited in the Castle, the Centre of Documentation of the Alviano Oasis, the Museum of Peasant Civilization and the Museum of Mercenary Leaders. On the inside, reminiscent of a miracle performed here by Saint Francis, stands the chapel of the Swallows (Cappella delle Rondini).

Information:
Municipality of Alviano tel. 0744.905028
e-mail: comune@comunedialviano.it

Guardea
Guardea is dominated by the majestic and elegant Castle of Poggio, with its walls and its courtyard. The Sala dei Cavalieri – (Knights’ Hall) can be admired on the inside. In the course of its history, the castle has hosted Cesare Borgia, but also the writer Steinbeck. There are also modern monuments in Guardea such as the Arco Della Coscienza Planetaria (Arch of Planetary Conscience), erected with stones coming from the most significant sites of the earth as a symbol of brotherhood among peoples.

Information:
Municipality of Guardea 0744.903521
e-mail: info@comunediguardea.it

Attigliano
The walls and towers of the ancient Baronial Palace can still be seen. At the entrance to the village, standing in a dominant position on the Tiber and recently completely renovated, there is an ancient and singular clock with only one hand on the tower in the Fortress square.

Information:
Municipality of Attigliano 0744.994014
e-mail: comune.attigl@tiscalinet.it

Giove
The village, which stands on the ancient site of a cult dedicated to the father of the Gods, is dominated by the bulk of the elegant Duke’s Palace. Tradition dictates that it should have 365 windows, one for every day of the year. On the inside an entry ramp allowed carriages to ascend to the first floor. Built upon an ancient castle, it preserves the architectural settings that Il Maderno gave it in the 17th century. It is marked by two turrets, one of which with a corner terrace (balcony) with the Mattei Dukes family coat of arms.

Information:
Municipality of Giove 0744.992928
e-mail: comunedigiove@pronet.it

Penna in Teverina
The City Gates, the Palazzo del Governatore (Governor’s Palace, also known as the Podestà Palace) and the Palazzo Orsini with its Fontane Delle Quattro Stagioni (Four Seasons Fountains) should be seen. Spectacular panoramas over the Tiber Valley can be enjoyed from the village.

Information:
Municipality of Penna 0744.993326
IAT 0763.341772
e-mail: comunedipenna@tiscalinet.it

Lugnano in Teverina
Completely enclosed within walls and towers, Lugnano in Teverina is dominated by Palazzo Farnese-Ridolfi, known for its bulk, as Palazzo Pennone. In the heart of the village stands an authentic jewel made from stone: the Collegiate, a marvellous Romanic XIIth century church, with a front decorated with fascinating symbols carved into the stone and with a rosette which portrays a refined lace work. On the inside, the presbytery and the altar are raised, while the pulpit and the floor are decorated with Cosmati motifs.
An interesting antiquarium with the finding from the rustic Roman villas of the area is also open to the public.

Information:
Municipality of Lugnano 0744.902321
e-mail: info@iat.amelia.tr.it

Montecastrilli
The entire area around Montecastrilli, also reachable from Terni on the E45 towards Perugia, is characterised by a gentle, hilly countryside and by small, well-preserved villages.
At Sismano, a small medieval jewel, a gate opens up into ancient village dominated by the Castle of the Corsini princes. Paintings attributed to Polinori and Palmiro Alvi are to be seen in the church of Sant’ Andrea Corsini.
In Montecastrilli, recognisable by the tall brick bell-tower of the Church of San Nicolò, parts of the medieval walls and gates are preserved. In the area, the small, elegant, Romanic church of San Lorenzo in Nifili.
A beautiful wooden crucifix is preserved in the church of San Bartolomeo, in Casteltodino.
Some frescos and a terracotta Pity of the German school can be admired in the church of Santa Maria Assunta (Mary of the Assumption) in Quadrelli.

Information:
Municipality of Montecastrilli 0744.94791


Avigliano Umbro
Situated between hillside and the Amerini mountains, not far from the Dunarobba fossil forest, Avigliano is in the centre of wooded territory, characterised by vast chestnut woods, with the medieval villages of Saint Restituta and Toscolano, where an artistic treasure can be admired, the frescoed votive shrine with a pictorial cycle attributed to Piermatteo d’Amelia. At Castel dell’Aquila there is the museum of Peasant Civilization with over 3000 objects, while at Sismano, a small medieval jewel, a gate opens into the ancient village dominated by the Castle of the Corsini Princes. Painting attributed to Polinori and Palmiro Avi are to be seen in the Church of Sant’ Andrea Corsini.

Information:
Municipality of Avigliano 0744.933521