CORGNA PALACE
PALAZZO DELLA CORGNA IS THE RENAISSANCE PALACE PAR EXCELLENCE, ONCE THE PRIVATE HOME OF THE BROTHERS ASCANIO AND FULVIO DELLA CORGNA, MARQUISES AND LORDS OF CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE.
Located in front of the Cathedral in a dominant position, Palazzo della Corgna was the private home of the brothers Ascanio and Fulvio della Corgna, nephews of Pope Jiulius III del Monte, Marquises and lords of Città della Pieve and Castiglion del Lago. Despite their blood bond they couldn’t be more different. Ascanio was a warlord and a leader, he lived an adventurous life and died in 1571 after the Battle of Lepanto against the Ottoman Empre. He was one of the Christian army leaders, while Fulvio was a clever cardinal. Both wer e men of culture, as evidenced by the frescoes inside their house. They were classical music enthusiasts and had poets, musicians, and painters in their court, including the famous mannerist painter Pomarancio and the poet Cesare Caporali. The main hall on the ground floor was decorated with frescoes representing grotesque scenes from the myth: “Il Concerto delle Muse” by Pomarancio. On the first floor instead are “Il Convivio degli Dei” and “Gli Amori degli Dei”, from the Metamorphosis of Ovid, by Salvio Savini (1580). The very interesting Museum of Natural Science is also located on the first floor, with a collection of fossil and mineral findings, a Xylotheque and a Spermoteque, and a representation of the geological evolution of the territory.
> OPENING TIME
PERUGINO WALKING TOURS
OCTOBER to MARCH
Oratorio Santa Maria dei Bianchi, Museo Civico Diocesano Santa Maria dei Servi, Palazzo Corgna
Italian Tours
Every friday at 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 | 11:30 | 4:00 p.m
November 1, December 8-24-26-31, January 6, Easter and Easter Monday at 10:00 | 11:30 | 4 p.m.
December 25 at 10:00 | 11:30
January 1 at 4 p.m.
Oratorio Santa Maria dei Bianchi, Museo Civico Diocesano Santa Maria dei Servi, Palazzo Corgna
Italian Tours
Every friday at 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 | 11:30 | 4:00 p.m
November 1, December 8-24-26-31, January 6, Easter and Easter Monday at 10:00 | 11:30 | 4 p.m.
December 25 at 10:00 | 11:30
January 1 at 4 p.m.
APRIL to JULY / SEPTEMBER
Oratorio Santa Maria dei Bianchi, Museo Civico Diocesano Santa Maria dei Servi, Palazzo Corgna
Italian Tours
Everyday
April 25, May 1, June 2
Italian tours at 10:00 | 11:30 | 3:30 p.m. | 5:15 p.m.
AUGUST
Oratorio Santa Maria dei Bianchi, Museo Civico Diocesano Santa Maria dei Servi, Palazzo Corgna
Everyday
August 15
Italian and English tours at 10:00 | 11:30 | 4:30 p.m. | 5:45 p.m.
English, french and german tours upon request
Tour starts at the Info point
To book a tour on a different date and time, please send an email to:
> CONTACTS
Piazza Antonio Gramsci 14 – Città della Pieve
T.0578 298840
info@cittadellapieve.org
cittadellapieve@sistemamuseo.it
