Perugia

Perugia is an Italian walled city on the right bank of the Tiber, 127 miles by rail North of Rome, with a cathedral of the 15th century, some noteworthy churches, a Gothic municipal palace, picture gallery, university, and library. It is rich in art treasures and antiquarian remains. It has silk and woollen industries. It was anciently called Perusia, and one of the cities of ancient Etruria, and in its day has experienced very varied fortunes. It was the centre of the Umbrian school of painting.

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