Pierantonio: Churches, Mountains and Paths in the Surrounding Area

Pierantonio between Churches, Mountains and Paths

Pierantonio is a place whose character can be understood both through individual religious buildings and through the surrounding landscape and specific routes connecting them. In Pierantonio, cultural traces can be combined with nature or cycling experiences: San Paterniano and San Pietro represent the religious past, while the mountains, the Sentiero Tevere ST and the “Strada 02” cycle tour direct attention to the surrounding area.

Religious Traces in Pierantonio

The activities of the parish of San Paterniano in Pierantonio have been documented since 1747. The Chiesa di San Paterniano formerly belonged to the Sant'Ambrogio monastery in Gubbio and later to the San Secondo monastery in Gubbio. The former affiliation of the Chiesa di San Paterniano with Sant'Ambrogio and San Secondo is to be understood historically, not as a present-day assignment.

San Pietro: Ruin with an Early Dating

The Chiesa di San Pietro stands on the hills above Pierantonio's present-day cemetery. Today, it is a ruin; its roof has collapsed. Some depictions painted on stone are still visible at the Chiesa di San Pietro, probably showing San Pietro and Sant’Antonio.

The dedication, the rectangular floor plan with an apse, the eastward orientation and the nature of the masonry suggest dating the Chiesa di San Pietro to before 1100. The dating before 1100 also remains a cautious conclusion based on the structural features and the masonry. Visitors interested in culture will find a ruin with visible depictions and a cautious dating to before 1100.

Further Buildings and Regional Destinations

Castello Di Coceto is a castle in the area around Pierantonio. In the wider regional surroundings of Pierantonio are Palazzo Gallenga, a palace, the Soprintendenza Beni Architett, a museum, and Palazzo Florenzi, a palace.

Mountains in the Surrounding Area

Monte Acuto, Monte Tezio and Monte Urbino are each mountains in the area around Pierantonio. Monte Malbe is a mountain in the wider regional surroundings of Pierantonio. The mountain references extend from the area around Pierantonio into the wider regional surroundings.

Cycle Tour and Sentiero Tevere

The “Strada 02” cycle tour runs from Umbertide via the Strada Tiberina towards Pierantonio and then continues on to Perugia. Sentiero 136 is part of the Sentiero Tevere ST, which can also be used by bicycle, and is connected with the Natura 2000 site “Fiume Tevere tra San Giustino e Pierantonio” (IT5210003). The sequence from Umbertide via Pierantonio to Perugia helps with orientation on Strada 02.

Carnival in Pierantonio

In Pierantonio, Carnival was celebrated with a procession through the streets of the district. Carnival thus brings a local street procession as an additional cultural reference to the district.

Further Places for Orientation

Further place pages: Limigiano, Colpalombo, Corlo I, Fighille, Civitella d'Arna, Foligno, Monteluco and Uppello.

For the higher-level travel overview: Perugia.