Cagli and Gubbio

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....Read more