Perugia is a notable artistic center of Italy. The town gave his nickname to the famous painter Pietro Vannucci, called Perugino, who decorated with a beautiful series of frescos the local Sala del Cambio; eight of his pictures can also be admired in the National Gallery of Umbria. Perugino was the teacher of Raphael, the great artist of the Renaissance who produced in Perugia five paintings (today no longer in the city) and one fresco. Another famous painter, Pinturicchio, lived in Perugia. In Galeazzo Alessi Perugia ound its most famous architect.

Below is the basic information everyone needs when visiting Perugia.