Lambardi Tower

Descrizione

Built at the end of the 12th century by the Knights of Jerusalem, the current Knights of Malta, the Torre dei Lambardi stands in an elevated position over the town of Magione. The building was at the center of bitter battles throughout the fourteenth century and, until the end of the Middle Ages, the possession of this extraordinary fortress was contended on a recurring basis.

Today the tower is a fascinating panoramic terrace and a modern exhibition center for qualified contemporary art exhibitions. Open from April to September from Thursday to Sunday.

Opening by reservation: “Tarsminas, the Etruscan lake. Daily life at Trasimeno through images of the sacred ”.

An exhibition-event of great cultural depth, which offers the visitor over seventy objects belonging to the sphere of material culture and religion of the ancient Etruscans, large photographic formats, bilingual translation of contents, cartographic reconstructions and multimedia interactivity.

A journey into the Etruscan archeology of the lake, through the recovery of the key elements linked to customs, material testimonies and cults and realized by temporarily returning to the territory that produced them, significant finds, many of which are not exposed to the public and coming from the deposits of the Polo Museum of Umbria and the Superintendence.

Exhibition organized by the Municipality of Magione, in collaboration with the National Archaeological Museum of Umbria and the Superintendence for Fine Arts and Landscape Archeology.

Pets are allowed on a leash

MAGIONE

“Tower of the Lambardi"

Open until November 1st by reservation only.

Closed from November 2nd to March 31st.

MONDAY open by reservation

Tel. +39 0758473078, +39 075843975 , 800961993 (free number)

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