Founded By The Umbrians in The Upper Valley Of The Tiber They Have Much To Do With The Etruscans

Founded by the Umbrian in the upper Tiber Valley, in the left bank of the Tiber, he maintained relations with the Etruscans, while retaining independence. He became a Roman town (Tifernum Tiberinum) in sec. The A.D. Pliny the Younger had a villa and land nearby, in places Lama. It is said that Christianity was spread throughout the century. IV by a Roman legionnaire, who was martyred in Pieve de 'Saddi, a venerable and then as Pietralunga S. Crescenziano. The city was invaded and destroyed by the Goths Totila, but it was rebuilt under the name of Castrum Felicitatis. Occupied successively by the Byzantines, Lombards, the Franks, was transferred by the latter to the Church and became known only after the final Mille Civitas Castelli. The Statutes of 1261 indicate a wall with four gates, corresponding to the four quarters later. The city was disputed between Florence and Perugia, and by the rulers and Gualfucci Pietramala. In 1422 it was occupied by Braccio da Montone Fortinbras, lord of Perugia and after death, experienced a period of infighting among the local noble families, prevailed until the calves, of which there are several buildings in the city. With Cesare Borgia (son of Pope Alexander VI) passed to the Church, even if in fact the calves maintained their authority. Remained the territory of the Church until 1860, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy. At the beginning of 1700 originated activity typographic printing and bookbinding has always offered high quality products. The production of Umbrian paintings, pottery, chairs of any style and feature a rich antique market of artistic vocation. The construction of an industrial expansion has occurred in the '60s, along the road NS. He is currently the center of agricultural, commercial, industrial, promoter of interesting cultural events.
Duomo Cathedral dedicated to Saints. Florido and Amanzio, stands next to the Town Hall, perhaps rebuilt in 1300 on a Roman temple. The decorative elements of the facade, columns, pilasters and niches, are later additions, creating the effect of a structured surface. The bell tower of the '200, round, with spire, rare in this region, and recalls similar monuments of Ravenna. The interior has a nave, covered by a coffered ceiling and eighteenth-century dome. The chapel of SS. Sacramento has the Transfiguration of the painter Rosso Fiorentino (1500). In the large critpa below the church are the relics of patron saints. The Cathedral Museum contains various valuable works of art, including a frontal silver XII century.
Palazzo Vitelli alla Cannoniera Sixteenth century, decorated with graffiti sketches by Vasari, was famous in Europe for the collection of exotic plants in the garden. Now houses the Municipal Art Gallery, rich in rare glazed earthenware. Architect was Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, and many famous artists contributed to the decoration of the interior.
Palazzo Vitelli a Sant'Egidio Designed by G. Vasari to half of the 500, seems to elegant in form, structure and decoration: a show are scenes from the history of the family. On one side of the house's garden, airy and open, for the moments of family leisure, depending on the model of the great palaces of the Renaissance.
Palazzo del Podestà Pietramala commissioned in 1300. Gothic style, the mullioned windows on the side are almost the only decorative element. The facade was rebuilt in the Baroque period.
Palazzo Comunale Gothic (lintel reads the date 1312) shows an important input: a large portal, an atrium covered with vaulted ceilings and a staircase. The project was Angelo da Orvieto, but the building was never completed.
Torre Civica Built in 1200, a square, collapsed in the earthquake of 1789, which damaged the fresco by Luca Signorelli painted on the entry.