The Commune di Perugia has a tourist guide with 5 different itineraries or walks that we plan to do while we are here. Today we did number 4 (mostly), heading uphill to the Cattedrale and Piazza IV Novembre, with the large fountain (where we saw one of our classmates sunning on the steps before the fog took over completely), then along Via Vannucci ,location of many ritzy shops and some very old buildings including the Collegio di Cambio (money exchange), Teatro del Pavone (theater for the nobility) and the Sala di Notaio (notaries are a big deal here). Also saw many churches, Italian families on walks, and arches, etruscan and roman, and what would have been great views but for the fog.
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| Tom at the Fontana Maggiore in Piazza IV Novembre, near apartment. The fountain marks the spot where an aqueduct was completed in the 12th century |
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| It wouldn't be Sunday with a visit to a Cathedral |
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| Replica of a griffin (symbol of Perugia) and a lion from the 12the century. The originals are inside protected from the elements |
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| Still Christmas in Perugia--at least at Piazza della Repubblica |
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| The streets are narrow and winding, many with stairs |
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Porta Eburnea or Arco della mandorla (almond gate)
Mostlly the original Etruscan Gate |
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| Porta San Giacomo |
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| Sciri Tower in the fog, one of the few towers still standing from the many that once existed in the 12-13th centuries |
We finished the walk with a steep uphill climb back to the piazza, then down a block to our apartment. Shortly after we got back, the fog was too thick to see anything out the window. Good time to study for our Lingua italiana class--tomorrow at 8 am.
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