Altitude 408 m s.l.m.
Area 63,72 km²
Population 21 332 (2015)
A medieval fortified Castle is the origin of the village: its original walls date back to the XIII Century, being part of the defensive system of Perugia. Already in ancient times the village was under the influence of Perugia. Since 2003 it has been noted among the “Borghi più belli d’Italia” (Most beautiful villages of Italy).
Strolling along the village a wonderful panorama can be enjoyed, with views of the near Monte Malbe, the Monte Amiata, the Trasimeno Lake and the Monte Tezio and Acuto.
The Palazzo della Corgna, present seat of the Municipality, was built in ’500, as residence of the noble Peruginian family; it’s decorated inside with mannerist frescoes of the XVI Century, by the Zuccari School. To be noted: the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo (XV Century.), The Palazzo dei Priori e della Mercanzia; the Piazza Coragino, with the characteristic well from the XV Century; the Chiesa Parrocchiale (Parish Church), dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta (from the XIII Century, renovated in the XIX Century). Inside the painting “l’Assunta” by Perugino - 1513, and the “Gonfalone processionale” (Procession Banner), painted by Benedetto Bonfigli as a protection against the plague in 1472, with a Madonna della Misericordia with S. Agostino and S. Sebastiano, of particular interest for the topography of the ancient Corciano. The former Chiesa of S. Cristoforo is today the Museo Storico della Pievania (Pievania Museum), while the Museo della Casa Contadina (Farmhouse Museum) shows, in a building of the historic centre, objects and furniture of a “casa colonica” (typical farmhouse of the area). The medieval Tower of Porta S. Maria (S Maria Door) is now a permanent exhibition centre on medieval and renaissance culture.
In the highest point of the village, the Municipal Tower, built in limestone and travertine, reused from other sites.
Close to the historic centre, the Antiquarium, exposing important prehistoric, Roman and Etruscan finds, the former Chiesa of S. Francesco – today museum of paintings and sculptures and exhibition centre, the Church of S. Maria del Serraglio, with a fresco from the XIV Century, the church and Convent of S. Agostino,1334. Close by the Castle of Pieve del Vescovo and the Etruscan Necropolis of Strozzacapponi.