Perugia - Fontana Maggiore

The main square of Perugia is the picturesque Piazza IV Novembre, in the center of which is the Fontana Maggiore (1277-80), one of the most beautiful fountains of the period, with reliefs by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. On the west side of the square is the Archbishop's Palace with the Museum of Natural History, and beyond it the vaulting of the so-called Maestaå delle Volte, a relic of the Palazzo del Podestaå which was burned down in 1534. From the Piazza IV Novembre the medieval Via delle Volte runs to the Piazza Fortebraccio.