The region of Umbria, also known as the "Green Heart of Italy", has been inhabited since the 8th century BC. Aside from Assisi, the PVPHS travelers will also be visiting the town of Perugia in this region.Perguia is a lively medieval walled hill town with an old center that is dominated by the Fontana Maggiore, a 13th century fountain at the northern end of the Piazza IV Novembre. Just behind that rises the 15th century Duomo with its entrance flanked by a state of Pope Julius II (1555). The third pillar in the south nave of the cathedral holds a Renaissance painting of the Madonna delle Grazie by Gian Nicola di Paolo. The figure is said to have miraculous powers and mothers bring newly baptized children to kneel before it.
Perugia's most extravagantly decorated church is San Pietro, which lies beyond the old city walls. It was founded in the 10th century and rebuilt in 1463. One of the most outstanding features of the stunning interior is the wooden choir dating back to 1520. Umbria's finest public building is the Palazza dei Priori with its monumental walls. Its raised doorway is guarded by a pair of large bronzes made in 1274: a lion and a griffin, the medieval emblem of Perugia.
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