CHIUSI: IN THE KINGDOM OF PORSENNA

Chamars, so called Chiusi to the times of the mythical king Porsenna. Here one of the most important Etruscan museum to the world: The National Archaeological Museum. The museum collects furnish of inestimable value made of funeral sculptures, outfits etch. Among the most impressive places of Chiusi, the labyrinth of Porsenna, traditionally identified with the grave of the king ; to visit on booking the Graves of the Pilgrim, of the Monkey and of the Leo. Città della Pieve City of medieval charm, adorned of fourteenth-century boundaries it boasts the native of Pietro Vannucci the Perugino, the greatest representative of the Umbrian painting of the XV century. Its works are admirable inside the Cathedral devoted to the Saints Gervasio and Protasio. A curiosity, the most narrow alley in Italy, Via Baciadonne. Every year, in August, in the characteristic Palio dei Terzieri: the riders recall the ancient fighter to the bull . A historical procession with over 800 figurantis in custom it contributes to involve the guests in this suggestive atmosphere.