9 Gubbio
The website for the Funivia says that it is closed March 21-24 for maintenance, so we assume we will not be able to ride it. If we can, we will! On the top of Colle Eletto is the Basilica di Sant’Ubaldo, with the mummified remains of the saint himself. This mountain is also the probable site of many sacrifices of the Atiedian Brothers. If you’d like to walk (or run) up on foot, like the runners of the Corsa dei Ceri, you can do this during your free time. If you do this, be sure to allow sufficient time for the ascent and descent.
| 8:00 am | Bus leaves from Borgo Mercatale for Gubbio |
| 9:00 am | Arrival in Gubbio. Walk to the Umbrian Porta Tessenaca, walk three times around the Fontana dei Matti, and then follow the Pomerium (now Via XX Settembre), formerly a wall of the ancient city for a little ways (*see description of gates below) |
| 10:00 am | Palazzo dei Consoli (completed in 1349): Iguvine Tables and other exhibits |
| 11:30 am | Palazzo Ducale (1470’s), built for Federico da Montefeltro, native of Gubbio; it shares some features with the Palazzo Ducale of Urbino |
| 12:30-2:30 pm | Lunch and free time. |
| 2:30 pm | Visit the site where St. Francis tamed Brother Wolf, near the church of San Francesco. |
| 3:00 pm | Walk to Roman Theater (7 min.) |
| 4:00 pm | Depart for bus station |
| 4:30 pm | Bus departs from the bus station. It can’t wait, so we need to be prompt. |
*Three gates of Iguvium: Tessenaca, Vehia, and Trebulana
Porta Tessenaca was in what is now Largo del Bargello, near the 10th century Porta San Giuliano, and opened onto the ancient bridge across the Camignano
Porta Vehia was on or near the site of the present Arco di San Marziale.
These gates were presumably connected by walls that followed the lines of what are now Via dei Consoli and Via XX Settembre, which would have protected the settlement from attack from the plain below. [located near the Funivia station]
Porta Trebulana was probably higher up the slope of Monte Ingino, perhaps on the site of the medieval Porta Sant’ Agnese.