Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-06-06
Correspondents.
FROM OVER THE OCEAN.
A Second Letter from Judge Emery
Interesting Italian sights.

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Interesting Italian sights.
PERuoIA, ITALY, May q, 1896.
| To the Editor of The American:
| cannot resist writing to urge that Il
any reader OF THE AMERICAN ever comes
to Italy, he should come to Pcrugia
queen of the hill towns of umbria.n II
| is a city literally 'sset upon hili'', nearly
| thousand feet above the 1alley OF the
Tiber, that yellow Tiber, which, later in
its course 'sfiows by the walls of Rome.
II overlooks Assist, Spoleto, Trevi and
TERM, and from its walls can be seen the
distant hills, bounding the Umbrian
| eampagna. and further to the west the
lofty Apennines. From the roof of this
hotel we have view for nearly fifty miles
in every direction.
The city itself is most interesting, show
ing remains of old Etrusean walls and
arches bhiIt before Rome was. 1t was the
scene OF fierce contests between Etruscans
and Romans, and did not finally become
Roman in fact until the time of Augustus,
as before that time it was in constant re-
bellion against the Roman power.
There remains here to this day the
arched gateway built under Augustus
with the inscription that ssnow this is the
Perugia OF Augustus. 1t is very inn
pressive, both in its great antiquity aud
great size.
Like Florence, Siena, Pisa, Spoleto and
others, this city has been the scene of
bloody feuds between great families, and
1t also carried on wars against neighbor-
ing cities. In the great square over the
entrance to the city hall "a building some
TOO years old is an heraidic device to com
memorate victory over Spoleto. Battles
have been fought and blood has flowed
like water in the narrow streets through
which have been walking. and even upon
the same psvements.
The city is most quaint and medieval in
its aspect. Its streets with few exceptions
are dark lanes winding up and down and
turns are frequent and unexpected, each
presenting some different features, and
often giving a glimpse OF the beautiful
country outside.
These glimpses are like pictures OF a
landscape seen through some narrow
portal. The buildings are also old, quaint
and curious with their old carvings and
curious windows and doors. One has to
walk slowly, as his attention is arrested at
every step by some object Of interest.
The lover OF the art OF painting will
find special interest here, as here PERU
gino worked and left many of his master
pieces. Raphael came here. to learn of
Perrugino, as did many others. 1t is easy
to see how one with any artistic spirit
could become inspired in these surround
ings.
The city has about 10000 inhabitants,
but is so compact that it seems smaller
than the village of Surry even. 1t is the
capital of the province of Umbria, and
so, a political centre. The governor, or
project, of the province, Signor Pallicia,
lives at this hotel, and is very cordial TO
visitors, and as he speaks very good Eng
lish, he makes ones stay here all the more
pleasant and interesting.
The days spent here have actually been
the most delightful of my Italian trip SO
far. advise you to come to Peragia.
L. A. E.