Montone

Braccio da Montone, the famous condottiero, came from this walled town above the meeting of the Carpina and the Tiber, and in 1414 it became his county. His son Carlo later sent home a thorn said to come from Christ's crown, still honoured each August when the three districts compete at archery. Summer evenings bring Umbria Film Festival screenings to Piazza Fortebraccio.

Highlights

• San Francesco museum complex, with frescoes and Bonfigli's 1482 banner showing Montone
• Festa della donazione della Santa Spina, with archery between the three rioni
• Umbria Film Festival screenings in Piazza Fortebraccio
• Rocca d'Aries, a Fortebraccio stronghold with a round tower (IT)
• Pieve di San Gregorio Magno, a fortified Romanesque church in the Lana valley

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