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Città della Pieve

Introduction

This town of about 7,400 inhabitants is located about 20 km to the south of the lake; however it is considered part of it. Città della Pieve was the home town of Il Perugino, the world renown Pietro Vannucci that so many masterpieces left in his legacy to the Renaissance movement. His pieces can be seen the city over.
The discovery of Etruscan tombs has aroused many doubts as to whether there was an ancient site in the area.
The Cattedrale di San Gervasio e Protasio is where you can admire Il Perugino masterpieces among which the most renowned in Città della Pieve is the Adoration of the Magi that can be seen in the Oratory of Santa Maria dei Bianchi. The cathedral grew out from the baptismal church called pieve.
The city was centuries ago called Castel della Pieve. Julius III officially chose one of the members of his family Corgna as its governor. Later on many artists were hired to embellish it. Among the frescoes in the Palazzo della Corgna there are works by Il Pomarancio and Salvio Savini. Today the palazzo houses a library that can be visited freely and you will be able to delve into its beauties.