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WHAT WE RECOMMEND YOU SEE
DEFINITELY IN GUBBIO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 PLACES THAT WILL FILL YOUR EYES AND HEART<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Piazza Grande<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The beating heart of the city, from this extraordinary example of a \u201changing square\u201d you can enjoy a splendid panorama of the valley. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fountain of Fools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

... from which the name Gubbio derives as \u201ccity of madmen\u201d<\/strong>. According to an ancient tradition, the stranger who runs three laps around the fountain and accepts to be bathed with water becomes a citizen of Gubbio with the title of \u201cHonorary Fool of Gubbio<\/strong>\u201cunderstood as an ironic and playful person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Roman Theatre and Antiquarium of Gubbio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the first things you will see as soon as you arrive in Gubbio is the Roman Theatre<\/strong>. It dates back to the 1st century B.C. and was one of the largest at the time; in fact, it could seat about six thousand spectators. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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EVENTS IN GUBBIO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gubbio offers a rich calendar of historical and cultural events throughout the year. Highlights include:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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WHEEL RACE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

15 MAY - One of the oldest folklore events in Italy, with the Corsa dei ceri (Candle Race) dedicated to Saint Ubaldo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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WHITE TRUFFLE EXHIBITION MARKET<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

OCTOBER\/NOVEMBER - Celebration of local agri-food products, in Piazza Quaranta Martiri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CHRISTMAS TREE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

DECEMBER - Christmas events with the world's largest traditional Christmas tree.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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COSA TI CONSIGLIAMO DI VEDERESICURAMENTE A GUBBIO 3 LUOGHI CHE TI RIEMPIRANNO GLI OCCHI E IL CUORE Piazza Grande Cuore pulsante della citt\u00e0, da questo straordinario esempio di \u201cpiazza pensile\u201d si gode uno splendido panorama sulla valle.  Fontana dei matti … da cui discende l\u2019appellativo di Gubbio come \u201ccitt\u00e0 dei matti\u201d. Secondo un\u2019antica tradizione lo straniero che compie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-with-title","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-222","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacasettadisanpietro.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacasettadisanpietro.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacasettadisanpietro.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacasettadisanpietro.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacasettadisanpietro.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacasettadisanpietro.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":467,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacasettadisanpietro.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions\/467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacasettadisanpietro.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}