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Fascinating medieval village nestled in the green hills of Umbria San Gemini dominates an enchanting landscape, imbued with art, history and culture. In the eyes of the visitor, San Gemini shows the characters of medieval castle, grafted on a more ancient Roman settlement, originally called Casventum.
The eighteenth Porta Romana, today's access to the town, introduces a maze of alleyways, stairways, arches and towers, perfectly preserved, projecting magically tourists more sensitive in an atmosphere of another era.
It is the lovely St. Francis Square, the heart of town, do-d'union trait among the most modern of the country, Renaissance and post-Renaissance, and the oldest village, perched on top of the hill.
The Abbey of St. Nicholas (XI sec.), The Cathedral with its internal neoclassical ridonante of stucco, the fourteenth century church of St. Francis of Gothic architecture, the Romanesque facade of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, the Church of St. Stefano and the chapel of St. Maria De Cicerchiis ", the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo (XIV century.) Better known as Palazzo Vecchio, besides the Museum Laboratory of Earth Sciences recently opened, are other steps required of a historical-cultural itinerary front, finds worthy conclusion in his visit to nearby archaeological site of Carsulae.
The remains of this ancient Roman settlement, built along Via Flaminia, were brought to light only recently: the majestic Arc de Trajan and the majestic Amphitheatre, without forgetting the Forum, the Baths and funerary monuments.
 
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Umbria
Perugia