Travel Reference
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(Via Sant'Angelo; 9am-5pm daily)
Further north along Corso Garibaldi, Via del Tempio
branches off to one of Italy's oldest churches, the Romanesque Chiesa di Sant'Angelo,
parts of which date back to the 5th century. It stands on the foundations of an even older
Roman temple.
Museo delle Porte e
delle Mura Urbiche
(Museum of the City Walls and Gates; Porta Sant'Angelo; adult/reduced €3/2; 10.30am-1.30pm &
3-6pm Tue-Sun)
Next door to the Chiesa di Sant'Angelo, in the 14th-century Porta
Sant'Angelo, the city's largest medieval gateway, this museum whisks you through the
history of the city's defences. Even more engrossing are the sweeping views of Perugia
from this vantage point.
MUSEUM
Courses
Università per Stranieri
( 075 5 74 61;
www.unistrapg.it
;
Piazza Fortebraccio 4)
This is Italy's foremost academic insti-
tution for foreigners, offering courses in language, literature, history, art, music, opera and
architecture. One-, three- and six-month language courses start at €400 a month; intensive
courses in summer cost €600 a month.
LANGUAGE
Festivals & Events
Check
www.bellaumbria.net
or
www.regioneumbria.eu
for details on Perugia's gazillions
of festivals, concerts, summer outdoor film screenings and
sagre
(traditional festivals).
Eurochocolate
(
www.eurochocolate.com
)
Perugia celebrates the cocoa bean over nine days in mid-October.
More than a million chocolate lovers flock here for choc-crazy exhibitions, cookery
classes, giant chocolate sculptures and - the real reason everyone is here - to hoover up
the free samples. Book accommodation well in advance if you're planning on visiting this
one.
FOOD
