Destroyed, The Romans Rebuilt It Along The Via Flaminia

Town: Gualdo Tadino

Destroyed, The Romans Rebuilt It Along The Via Flaminia

Tables of Gubbio in the Umbrian town is mentioned in Tarsina located downstream. The Romans, however, the rebuilt along the Via Flaminia (Tadinum). Hannibal sacked and destroyed. During the barbarian invasions it suffered massacres and looting, remembers the battle in which General Tagina Narsete Totila finally defeated, the king of the Goths in 552. A few thousand years before it was destroyed again by the Emperor Otto III and was rebuilt about two centuries later lower, with the stream Feo, with the name of Lombard Waldum, ie forest few decades later due to other raids, the inhabitants retired at the hermitage of Saint Marzio, in the upper valley of the river, where, however, a devastating fire broke out in 1237, which forced them to take refuge on the hill S. Angelo. The Emperor Frederick II of Swabia helped them to rebuild the fortress Flea and the country, which was protected by turreted walls. He had free municipal institutions, but by the end of '200 in fact was subject to Perugia. Became part of the Church in the second half of '400.
Rocca Flea rebuilt by Frederick II of Swabia in the middle of the '200, dominates the town and valley.
Town Hall was erected in the thirteenth century, but had to be rebuilt after the earthquake of 1751. During the same period was built the Civic Tower, a mo 'fortress.
Cathedral of St. Benedict in mid 1200: the facade is decorated with three portals and a double canopy. The interior was redone in the 'nineteenth century and contains works interesting.
Church of San Francesco and 'thirteenth century, with a beautiful Gothic portal. Interior has a nave and frescoes of the Umbrian school.

Valsorda
Going from Gualdo between coniferous forests, past the shrine dedicated to the Annunciation and the Hermitage of St. Marzio, Valsorda you reach the valley, at an altitude of 1000, covered by a dense turf and traditional destination for excursions.

06023 - Gualdo Tadino (PG)
Lat: 43.2312 Lon: 12.7848
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