Collazzone is a fascinating center of Umbria in the province of Perugia part of the mountain community of Trasimeno Medio Tevere on a picturesque hill at 469 meters of altitude.
Historically this municipality was a settlement of Umbrii, Etruscans and then Romans, in times dating back to the Middle Ages it belonged to Perugia even if the nearby Todi frequently claimed possession of it.
This Umbrian locality is also famous because it is the place where spent the last years of his life, dying in the Convent of San Lorenzo Jacopone da Todi, well-known religious and poet venerated as blessed by the Catholic Church.
The village of medieval origin has maintained the profile of Lombard military architecture, that is, a small center surrounded by walls with narrow streets and alleys, intact towers and rammed earth embankments.
Once you arrive in the center of this fascinating you can admire the Church of San Lorenzo Martire and the portal attributed to Vignola now the municipal building.
The Church of San Lorenzo Martire developed in 1671 replaced the ancient parish church which boasts an imposing eighteenth-century bell tower built on one of the towers of the castle still visible behind the apse of the ecclesiastical building.
Inside you will be delighted by valuable works of art such as a canvas developed in 1615 by the painter Pietro Paolo Sensini depicting St. Charles Borromeo to whom is attributed another painting depicting the adoration of the shepherds and a polychrome wooden Madonna of the 13th century.
Continuation with the Church of San Michele Arcangelo located in Corso Vittorio Emanuele, a place corresponding to the ancient decumanus vicus of the castrum in Roman times.
In 1370 the church was annexed to the convent of the Poor Clares of San Lorenzo within the walls and in all probability originated as the primitive chapel of the castle. Recently some wall frescoes dating back to the 14th and 16th centuries have been discovered and on the lower pediment you can see a monogram of the Redemption.
From the walls of the castle you can enjoy wonderful views of the picturesque Tiber Valley that extends from Todi to Perugia with the typical Umbrian landscape characterized by hills, dense oak and pine forests, olive groves and cultivated lands according to the ancient traditions of this territory of central Italy.
Not far from the walls of the castle stands the Convent of San Lorenzo which was originally a Benedictine and then Franciscan abbey then ceded in 1236 to the Bishop of Todi and later residence of Jacopone da Todi who died in Collazzone in 1306.
The complex consists of a solid and massive main brick building and a church, it is believed that its origin is Romanesque with a possible confirmation linked to the crypt, the place where, according to narratives, Jacopone da Todi died on Christmas Eve 1306.
Nearby I recommend visiting other small centres such as Collepepe where there are the Ruderi known as the prisons that certify the Roman presence in the late imperial period corresponding to the first century and the Church of the Madonna del Buon Consiglio.
Another place is the Castle of Assignano which boasts an excellently preserved keep with intact fortifications above the main gate and totally surrounded by green countryside and gentle hillsides.
Visiting Collazzone is entering the true Umbria, a unique destination with a great historical heritage with unique and absolutely unforgettable landscapes.
Link : https://www.umbriatourism.it/collazzone
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