Montefalco
The rolling hills of Umbria define the setting of Montefalco — olive groves, vineyards and cultivated fields spread across the ridges around this hill town. Often called the “Railing of Umbria” for its position above the surrounding countryside, Montefalco lies between the valleys of the Topino and Clitunno rivers in the province of Perugia. It is a centre of Sagrantino production, the local red wine protected by the Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG designation. In the former church of San Francesco, a major fresco cycle by Renaissance painter Benozzo Gozzoli survives, while the old town’s lanes link stone houses and small piazzas.
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Montefalco has functioned as a fortified hill town in Umbria since the Middle Ages. Set above the Valle Umbra between Perugia and Spoleto, it is widely known as the “Balcony of Umbria” for its broad outlook over the plain and the Apennine foothills. The town is closely associated with Sagrantino, the powerful red wine produced in the local DOCG zone, and with the former church of San Francesco, whose apse holds Benozzo Gozzoli’s 15th-century fresco cycle on the life of St Francis. Compact streets lead towards Piazza della Repubblica, the town’s civic centre. Browse other webcams across Umbria to place Montefalco in a wider geographic context.
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