Since the dawn of civilisation, the area of Marsciano (PG) has been an important crossroads between Todi, Orvieto and Perugia. Proof of its ancient origins can be found in the traces and relics left by Etruscan, Roman and Longobard settlements.
The restored historic centre houses the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, the city's patron saint. In addition to the Palazzo Comunale, built in 1871, and the Teatro della Concordia, there are several admirable Art Deco buildings and Palazzo Battaglia, embellished with decorations by the Futurist painter Gerardo Dottori. Traces of the ancient fortified castle that Ottone II gave Count Bulgarelli can be found in the existing stretches of wall, the Bolli and Boccali towers, the now restored ancient entrance gate known as Porta Vecchia (Old Gate) and the tangle of narrow streets and typical piazzas of a medieval town. Marsciano is Umbria’s largest producer of brick and home to the Dynamic Museum of Brick Making and Terracotta, which is spread out across the area, into places that reproduce the life of farming, crafts and industry. The main hub of the museum is the 14th-century Palazzo Pietromarchi.
Just outside the town is the Abbey of San Sigismondo, founded in 1000 C.E. circa by the Camaldolite monk St. Romuald and owned by the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta. In the hamlet of Castiglione della Valle is the complex of the Castle of Monticelli, while the valley carved by the Fersinone river divides the castles of Montelagello and Migliano, an area where nature has remained entirely untouched.
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