MUST-SEE
PACIANO
1. Trasimemo - Banca della Memoria Trasimeno
Inside Palazzo Baldeschi, the museum TrasiMemo collects memories and artisanal knowledge of the local communities throughout an immersive reality, in which past and present interact with each other through the voices of the prominent figures of that period. Not only a mere display of tools but also an open space where memories come to life to look upon the future.
4. Walk through the alleys
Paciano is crossed by three parallel streets connected by small alleys and squares in a rectangular layout. A walk in history among brick buildings and unexpected churches. Don’t miss the well, which was crucial for the water supply in the past, now a meeting point of memories and wishes.
8. Parish Museum “Don Aldo Rossi” inside the Church of San Giuseppe
With its holy vestments and works of art, the Church of San Giuseppe is also known as Santa Maria della Concezione and “the church within” because it’s located inside the walls. Of great artistic value is the Gonfalone della Madonna delle Grazie, made by Benedetto Bonfigli around 1470.
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9. The fresco “Crocifissione” by Francesco da Castel della Pieve inside the Art Gallery
The “Crocifissione” was made by Nicolò da Castel della Pieve in 1452. The painter, unkown at that time, was identified as the first teacher of Pietro Vannucci, when he still lived in Castel della Pieve. The fresco strikes for its dimensions and for the great number of characters crowded under the crosses of Christ and the Two Thieves.
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10. Church of San Carlo Borromeo
Sanctified in 1629 and open to worship only during Easter time, when it’s evocatively covered by burial vestments and adorned with white vetch. It is where the wooden statue of the dead Christ from 1620 is displayed, and also the seat of the ancient Brotherhood of the Crucifix.
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