Tourist information - Perugia
Perugia is a city in central Italy, capital of Perugia Province and Umbria Region. The city lies in a beautiful highland region amongst the Tiber River and Lake Trasimeno. It is a market for agricultural products and livestock. Manufactures include chocolate candy, pasta, textiles, ceramics, glassware, furniture, pharmaceuticals, and metal products.
The city features medieval and Renaissance structures, including the circular Church of Sant'Angelo (5th century); the Church of San Pietro (10th century), with a prominent art collection; and the Oratory of San Bernardino (15th cent.), that has a sculptured Renaissance facade. Outstanding museums include the National Archaeological Museum of Umbria and the National Gallery of Umbria. The National Gallery, in the Palazzo dei Priori, consists of works by the masters of central Italy from the primitives to the 1500s. Perugia has two universities, one of which is for foreigners (1925).
One of several oldest cities in Italy, Perugia belonged to an Etruscan confederacy and came under Roman rule in 308 BC. It was destroyed and reconstructed twice during the next nine centuries. At the 9th century it became a possession of the popes, but subsequently achieved independence. In 1540 it was integrated into the Papal States and in 1861 became part of the kingdom of Italy.
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