Two days in the magnificent city of Gubbio.. Trip to Umbria, Italy

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Nestling at the foot of Mount Ingino, Gubbio is one of the oldest cities in Umbria, extremely well preserved during centuries and rich of monuments testifying its glorious past.
Testimony of its ancient origins are the Tables of Gubbio, one of the most important documents in Italic and Roman Theatre just outside the walls. Dominated from the top by the Basilica of St. Ubaldo, which houses the incorrupt remains of the patron, Gubbio is home to architectural masterpieces and recall that symbolize the power of this medieval city-state.
At the beginning of the fourteenth century the superb city complex formed by the Palazzo dei Consoli, which became the symbol of the city, from the Cabinet and the Praetorian Palace Square. To remind the heritage buildings, the Bargello with its famous fountain, the Capitano del Popolo. pure lines of the Renaissance Palazzo Ducale di Francesco Giorgio Martini, who draws and documents the importance of the period lived under the rule of Montefeltro in the city was an integral part of the duchy.
Of great interest are the Cathedral (XII century), Santa Maria Nuova (inside which you can admire the Madonna del Belvedere, painted by Ottaviano Nelli in 1413), Church and Convent of St. Augustine (XIII century) with inside Nelli frescoes, the Church and Convent of San Francesco (XIII century), St. John (XII century) characterized by the facade and Romanesque bell tower, St. Peter and St. Dominic expanded in 1505 expanded in the fourteenth century.
Among the most important events taking place in the city we should absolutely mention the Corsa dei Ceri and the reenactment of the Palio della Balestra.