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Gubbio

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    • Day 7–12

      Gubbio

      June 10 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      Nach einem ausgiebigen Frühstück bummelten wir durch die pittoreske Altstadt mit den vielen steilen und engen Gässchen. Eine recht besondere Seilbahn in der man steht, brachte uns schliesslich zu einem Aussichtspunkt mit einer weiteren Kirche und einem Restaurant das wichtiger war und wir lange verweilten. Wieder unten genossen wir die mediterrane Natur auf einem Spazierweg bis wir erschöpft ins Hotel zurück kamen. Im Pärkchen des Hotels beschlossen wir den Tag.Read more

    • Day 12

      Gubbio

      March 27 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

      Weiterfahrt nach Gubbio.Wollen ja eigendlich nach Assisi,befürchten aber das wegen Osterkundgebungen recht voll wird und wir vielleicht gar keinen SP kriegen 🤷 Bleiben wohl hier.SP eh günstiger mit 10€ die Nacht und Gubbio hat auch eine sehr schöne Altstadt.Read more

    • Day 237

      Gubbio to Biscina

      February 11, 2020 in Italy ⋅ 🌬 9 °C

      The Saint Francis Way
      We have completed six stages of this magnificent walking trail through Umbria. Covering a total of 130km

    • Day 29

      Gubbian Adventure

      April 29, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C

      In her research of the area around Perugia, Brenda came across the town of Gubbio, located about 40kms from Perugia.

      We bussed there on a cool Monday morning, knowing ahead of time that rain was forecast for the afternoon. This was a very important fact, since the main reason for our trip there would be a very unpleasant experience in the rain and we therefore had to plan our time accordingly.

      Although Gubbio is another medieval hillside village surrounded by an ancient stone wall, one kilometer up the hill is a basilica that houses the remains of Saint Ubaldo (the rather ghoulish mummified body is on full display in a glass case above the main altar). But what makes visiting the basilica extraordinary is the very unique means of getting there. Yeah sure, you can walk up the switchback filled path to the top, but to get the real Gubbio experience, the Funivia Colle Eletto is a must.

      The cable car takes six minutes to reach the top, and it reminded me of getting on and off a ski hill's chairlift. The carriage consists of a birdcage-like wire cylinder in which two people stand for the entire ride. When one enters the station there are two red circles placed about 5 meters apart on the floor. Each passenger stands on one of the circles. As the car approaches, an attendant opens the door and instructs passenger # 1 to hop on, does the same for passenger # 2, and then closes the door. The cage moves at a steady speed and slows only for emergencies. The views from the cage were spectacular even though the skies were overcast and grey. Of course, riding up in the rain would have been no fun at all and, fortunately, we timed our trip perfectly.

      Because the lift shuts down between 1:15 and 2:30, and we didn't want to be stuck at the top for that period, we made a quick visit to the basilica and made our way back down to the city in the birdcage. As we disembarked, and began searching for a place to eat, the first raindrops began to fall. Our timing couldn't have been better!

      We had a great lunch at the only vegetarian restaurant in Gubbio and I became an official town fool by running three times around the fountain and sprinkling myself with water.

      What a fool believes he sees,
      No wise man has the power to reason away.
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    • Day 17

      Cagli and Gubbio

      September 16, 2018 in Italy ⋅ 24 °C

      Day 14
      Today we headed for the beautiful medieval hill town of Gubbio - archaeological research shows there were settlements in the area dating back to the middle Palaeolithic Age (around 100,000 years BC) 😳. We took the cable car to Mount Ingino - 908m above sea level to take in the view of the town below and the Apennines of Umbria and the Marche, and look at the Basilica of St Ubaldo- whose body is kept inside the church. Visited the Roman Theatre (1BC), Palazzo dei Consoli -to look at the 7 bronze Iguvium (Gubbio) tablets (3rd-1st century BC) and the churches of San Domenica and St Agostino. Just a little bit of history!

      Johnny, feeling a little trail envy looking at all the SCC 100 pics, set out in the afternoon to Monte Morcia (1,223m) but the weather got the better of him, as we witness our first rain then storm, and he only ran to Monte Campifobio (920m).

      For dinner we took the recommendation of a local restaurant renowned for its carbonara and managed to get the last table as it was fully booked out with local families and the soccer team- had fun picking out the Kalebh, Gallo, Izzy, Ellul....
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    • Day 29

      A pit stop in Gubbio

      June 6, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      On monday we visited Gubbio for a few hours to walk around after our hike to the temple. The city's origins are very ancient. The hills above the town were already occupied in the Bronze Age. It was an important town of the Umbri in pre-Roman times, made famous for the discovery there in 1444 of the Iguvine Tablets,[4] a set of bronze tablets that together constitute the largest surviving text in the Umbrian language. After the Roman conquest in the 2nd century BC – it kept its name as Iguvium – the city remained important, as attested by its Roman theatre, the second-largest surviving in the world. Walking through the medieval streets was rustic and charming and the view at the top was beautiful.Read more

    • Day 5

      Gubbio

      July 13, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      Today we went and explored Gubbio. It’s a ‘little’ medieval town that was build on Monte Ingino, so the small streets are really steep sometimes! The city is rather unknown by tourists so it’s not crowded at all, even in the summer! But in my eyes, a must see when in Umbria!Read more

    • Day 3

      Restaurant La Cantina

      July 11, 2021 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 28 °C

      It was the final of the European Championship in soccer. Italy played against the United Kingdom and because we were in Italy we needed to watch the game in a local restaurant or bar. The town was filled with people (but with such an important game, why shouldn’t it be). We found a cute little restaurant where they streamed the game on a big screen. We enjoyed pizza while watching the game, what a combo! Italy won, so the people were really in a celebrating mood!Read more

    • Day 24

      Day 23/24. Gubbio

      September 17, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      The overnight rain continued in the morning until we left Citta at 12:30 to catch the bus to Gubbio. Whilst waiting for the bus we met Karl and Leslie an American couple who are also going to Rome.
      Getting off the bus at Gubbio we met Ralf and Elizabeth.
      We went for a coffee and ice cream and met Gerry and Alice who came in like drowned rats after their long walk. Not too happy. Shortly after we were joined by Kathryn.
      The arrangements for dinner did not eventuate as the Italians and decided not to join Ralf, Elizabeth and us. We were joined by Maria(German). A pleasant evening.
      Day 24 we made our way up to the Piazza Grande, via the market, to take the tourist train around the city. We return to the hotel for extra clothes, It was fresh.
      Our visit to see the church where St Francis's wolf is supposed to be buried was in vain as it was closed.
      We wander through the narrow streets up to the Funivia(birdcage) to go up to the Basilica of St Ubalfo. They store the ceris here.
      On May 15th each year they race the three ceris up to the Basilica through the city. The Ceri are 3 tall, heavy wooden structures on top of which are placed 3 statues. St Ubaldo, protector of the masons, St Giorgio, protector of the merchants and St Antonio Abate protector of the muleteers and peasants. They are dismantled to pass them through the narrow portes. ( see photo of Shirl with arms outstretched.
      I suggest you google this Festa to get some the excitement, even fervour it generates. I had the good fortune to see when I was studying Italian at Perugia. An unforgettable experience.
      We had a break after a ice cream as we wanted to visit two other Churches.
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Gubbio, גוביו, グッビオ, Губбио

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