It Was Perhaps a Roman Village Called Mons Falisci.

It was perhaps a Roman village called Mons Falisci. In medieval times it was called Corcurione or Coccorone, after the Romans who settled here after the invasions of the Barbarians. Just after 1000 A. D. it became a free city but at the end of the 1100's Federico Barbarossa wanted it governed by the emperor, under Foligno. It has been sacked like other centres in the region by Frederick II of Svevia, who made it into a fortress town; from where stems the name, perhaps in reference to the imperator's passion for falconry or the local story about the sighting of a falcon during the assembly. Early 1300's it was chosen as a papal seat by Papa Giovanni XXII, and he built a fort, a pontifical palace and new perimeter walls. Then it was passed on to the Trinci family and then to the church. In 1527 it was sacked by the Bande Nere and the Baglioni family of Perugia. Because of its rich history, the centre has many famous works of art by Lorenzo Maitani, il Perugino, Melozzo da Forlì, Nicolò Alunno, Gozzoli and the sculptor Andrea da Montefalco. The centre is called the ring of Umbria" because it looks out over the whole valley. The town is medieval looking surrounded still by the wall from the 1300's. The main piazza, in circular form, whose name "dei Cavalieri” or “Certame” explains that the space was once used for knightly tournaments. The names of neighbouring places ( Rocca di Fabbri, Cassero, Turri, Turrita and Rocchette) illustrate that the area was a politico-military frontier.
Chiesa di S Illuminata Built in the 1500's, renaissance style, it has a single nave with frescoed side chapels.
Chiesa di S. Agostino It was built in the 1200’s in an elegant gothic style and enlarged a few decades later. The walls of its single nave feature beautiful renaissance frescoes, its ceiling has oak beams and the apse is in polygonal form. The chapel was originally a cemetery.
Palazzo Comunale Was built in the 1200's and renovated many times since then. There is a 14th century portico out onto the road. It has octagonal pillars inside, and the library and archives have some rare manuscripts. The "maggiore" and “minore” rooms, from 1400 and 1800, have frescoes on the walls. By climbing the tower one has a view of the entire valley.
Chiesa di S. Maria Maddalena Has many precious paintings. Chiesa di S. Chiara da Montefalco Was built in the 1300's to keep the remains of an Augustan nun who died here at the beginning of that century, afterwards it was redone in baroque style. The chapel of S. Croce has frescoes from the Umbrian school from the 1300's, and in the adjacent monastery there is a splendid collection of furniture and wedding chests from the 1500's through to the 1700's. Chiesa di San Francesco The lovely portal and wooden door (1500) lead to this big 13th century beamed church. Inside there is a museum with a very interesting collection of Umbrian school paintings from the 14th to 16th centuries. Madonna di Vecciano Beside which we can see a fountain reputedly from the miracle of San Francesco. The tiny church San Rocco is a few hundred metres away, the old lodgings for the Frati Minori. Santuario della Madonna della Stella Built in the second half of the 19th century by the Perugian architect Giovanni Santini, it also has the convent of the Padri Passionisti nearby, renaissance in style with beautiful paintings. Chiesa di San Fortunato Is in honour of the saint who spread Christianity in the 4th century. This was erected in the 5th century on the remains of a Roman basilica and rebuilt twice in 1400 and 1700. The portico is from the 1400's and it leads to the Chapel of St. Francesco (or the Roses) with frescoes from the 1500's. It has a single nave with frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli.