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Perugia is a charming little town in Umbria known for its Perugina candies. It also is full of history, mainly from the Etruscan period, as Perugia was a major Etruscan city.
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Perugia is very hilly. We had to hike up this road to get to our hotel. Needless to say, we were exhausted by the time we reached the hotel.
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The Fontana Maggiore in Piazza IV Novembre.
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View of Piazza IV Novembre
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View of a Roman acqueduct in the middle of the town of Perugia.
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Dave in front of the Etruscan Arch, built in the 3rd century BC.
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The arch was restored by the Romans and they carved "Augusta Perusia" onto it.
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Jennifer on the acqueduct.
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In the distance is the candy store where we filled up on Perugina candies. Yum!
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The town is built into a hill, as seen from this picture.
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This is the entrance to the underground remains of the Medieval city, now a pedestrian passageway.
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Jennifer at the entrance of an Etruscan tomb, the Hypogeum of the Volumni, thought to date to the 2nd century BC.
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Inside the tomb were 6 Etruscan sarcophagai and one Roman (it was built to look like a Roman temple rather than having a sculpture of the dead).
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The hillside was littered with tombs from the Hellenistic Period.
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Jennifer with the building housing the Ipogeo dei Volumni behind her.
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