Deruta is a hill town and comune in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region of central Italy. Long known as a center of refined maiolica manufacture, Deruta remains known for its ceramics, which are exported worldwide.
Population: 4,162
Latitude: 42° 59' 4.74" N
Longitude: 12° 25' 3.36" E
The Papal States were territories in the Italian Peninsula under the sovereign direct rule of the pope, from the 700s until 1870. They were among the major states of Italy from roughly the eighth century until the Italian Peninsula was unified in 18…
The Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Francesco, Latin: Basilica Sancti Francisci Assisiensis) is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor—commonly known as the Franciscan Order—in Assisi, …
The Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Saint Mary of the Angels) is a church situated in the plain at the foot of the hill of Assisi, Italy, in the frazione of Santa Maria degli Angeli.
University of Perugia (Italian Università degli Studi di Perugia) is a public-owned university based in Perugia, Italy.
The University for Foreigners Perugia (Italian: Università per Stranieri di Perugia), established on 1921, is the oldest university oriented towards study by foreign students for the Italian language and culture.
Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale dell'Umbria – Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi) (IATA: PEG, ICAO: LIRZ), formerly Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport, is an airport serving Perugia, the capital …
San Damiano is a church with a monastery near Assisi, Italy.
The Eremo delle Carceri is a small hermitage in a steep forest gorge at the Monte Subasio, in Umbria, in middle Italy, four kilometers above Assisi, the steps and bows of which arch over a quatrefoil-shaped hole in the smooth pink stone: the so-call…
The Basilica of Saint Clare (Basilica di Santa Chiara in Italian) is a church in Assisi, central Italy; it is dedicated to and contains the remains of Saint Clare of Assisi, a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Poor Ladi…
The Stadio Renato Curi is a football stadium in the Italian city of Perugia.
The Autodromo dell'Umbria is an automobile and motorcycle circuit placed in Magione, Umbria (Italy).
Assisi Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Assisi or Cattedrale di San Rufino di Assisi), dedicated to San Rufino (Rufinus of Assisi) is a major church in Assisi, Italy, that has been important in the history of the Franciscan order. In this church Sa…
The Fontana Maggiore is a monumental medieval fountain located between the cathedral and the Palazzo dei Priori in the city of Perugia in Italy. It was made between 1277 and 1278 by sculptors Nicola Pisano and Giovanni Pisano. The hydraulics were by…
Perugia railway station, also known as Perugia Fontivegge railway station (Italian: Stazione di Perugia; Stazione di Perugia Fontivegge) is the main station serving the city and comune of Perugia, in the region of Umbria, central Italy.
The Palazzo dei Priori is a historical building in Perugia, Umbria, central Italy.
The Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria is the Italian national paintings collection of Umbria, housed in the Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, in central Italy. Its collection comprises the greatest representation of the Umbrian School of painting, ranging f…
The Sacro Convento is a Franciscan friary in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The friary is connected as part of three buildings to the upper and lower church of the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi, where the friars custody with great reverence the body of…
Assisi railway station (Italian: Stazione di Assisi) serves the town and comune of Assisi, in the Umbria region, central Italy.