Via Maesta delle Volte, Perugia

Via Maesta delle Volte, an old picturesque street stretching from Piazza Cavallotti to Piazza IV Novembre, contains the ruins of the medieval Palazzo del Podesta. Destroyed by fire in 1534, remnants of a Gothic porch remain. Replaced by a Renaissance construction, its fresco of the Madonna from the 1330s was preserved. Nowadays it serves as a workshop selling sculptures and various objects made of wood.

Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and Basilio Speziari.

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Sight Name: Via Maesta delle Volte
Sight Location: Perugia, Italy (See walking tours in Perugia)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark

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