Montefalco: Balcony over Umbria – Private Tour of History & Art

Highlights

• Panoramic Position
• History & Architecture
• Church of Santa Chiara

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Santuario di Santa Chiara della Croce

   15min

   You will visit the elegant church of Santa Chiara della Croce, built by the Saint herself, who was buried there in 1308, and rebuilt in the following centuries.

2. 2

   Porta Sant'Agostino

   15min

   Walking along the beautifully preserved medieval walls, you will pass through Porta Sant’Agostino, dominated by an imposing crenellated tower, reaching the fascinating church of Sant’Agostino, decorated by 14th-century frescoes by the famous Gothic painter Ambrogio Lorenzetti.

3. 3

   Piazza del comune

   15min

   Piazza del Comune, the main square of Montefalco, is located at the top of the hill and is surrounded by amazing palaces built in the Middle Ages, such as Palazzo Langeli and Palazzo Comunale.

4. 4

   Complesso Museale di San Francesco

   45min

   Lastly, you will visit the wonderful church-museum of Saint Francis, where you will admire important frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli, depicting the Stories of the life of Saint Francis, and by Perugino, Raphael’s master, who painted here a beautiful Nativity Scene.

Before you go

Location