Medieval city wrapped in an atmosphere of other times, full of charm and extraordinary beauty, Città della Pieve makes everyone fall in love with its authenticity, splendid landscapes, history, art, but also for its simplicity and its slow, marked rhythm. from a generous and untouched nature.
It is the perfect place to rediscover "the profound meaning of the Italian lifestyle" - as National Geographic wrote - for this choice of actors, sportsmen, economists, intellectuals and politicians.
Impossible not to be fascinated by its breathtaking views, which inspired the greatest painters of the Renaissance and which still today attract artists from all over the world.
Città della Pieve is the homeland of Raphael's master, Pietro Vannucci known as “Il Perugino”, one of the most important painters of the Italian Renaissance, in whose paintings the Pievese landscape is a strongly characterizing element.
His signature, among the many treasures kept by the city, are the Adoration of the Magi in the Oratory of Santa Maria dei Bianchi, the Baptism of Christ and the Madonna in Gloria between Saints Gervasio and Protasio in the Cathedral and the Deposition from the Cross in the Diocesan Civic Museum of Santa Maria dei Servi.
