page_title: Perugia
section_title: Antiquities
hierarchical_section_title: Perugia / Main sights / Antiquities
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Etruský oblouk. English: Etruscan Arch. Français&#160;: L'arc vu de la place Grimana. Hrvatski: Etrurski luk. Italiano: Arco Etrusco, III secolo a.C. L'Arco visto da Piazza Grimana. Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Etrurski luk. Српски / srpski: Етрурски лук.
context_page_description: Perugia is the capital city of both the region of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the river Tiber, and of the province of Perugia.
  The city is located about 164 kilometres north of Rome and 148 km southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. The region of Umbria is bordered by Tuscany, Lazio, and Marche.
  The history of Perugia goes back to the Etruscan period; Perugia was one of the main Etruscan cities.
  The city is also known as the universities town, with the University of Perugia founded in 1308, the University for Foreigners, and some smaller colleges such as the Academy of Fine Arts "Pietro Vannucci" public athenaeum founded in 1573, the Perugia University Institute of Linguistic Mediation for translators and interpreters, the Music Conservatory of Perugia, founded in 1788, and other institutes.
  Perugia is also a well-known cultural and artistic centre of Italy. The city hosts multiple annual festivals and events, e.g., the Eurochocolate Festival, the Umbria Jazz Festival, and the International Journalism Festival, and is associated with multiple notable people in the arts.
context_section_description: the Ipogeo dei Volumni (Hypogeum of the Volumnus family), an Etruscan chamber tomb
  an Etruscan Well (Pozzo Etrusco).
  National Museum of Umbrian Archaeology, where one of the longest inscription in Etruscan is conserved, the so-called Cippus perusinus.
  Etruscan Arch (also known as Porta Augusta), an Etruscan gate with Roman elements.
caption: Etruscan Arch
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