... the historic centre
Piazza Garibaldi was formerly called Piazza del Lago because it was there that run-off from the mountain was collected for defensive purposes (until the 18C).
The Teatro Clitunno was built under architect Domenico Moliaioli in 1874; the theatre curtain decorated by Domenico Bruschi in 1877 depiets Emperor Caligula's visit to the temple on the Clitunno. A monochrome graffito representing the myth of Diana and Actaeon adorns the facade of a palazzo.
In Piazza Mazzini, is found the Palazzo Comunale dating from the 13C. Noteworthy are the portico (15C); the balcony (IVC); and the Renaissance windows. The Torre Comunale is a 13C municipal tower; the largest bell, dating from 1522. bears the lines: "Convoco, signo. noto, debello, concino, ploro/Amia, dies, horas, nubila, laeta, rogos", which can be translated as "I assemble the troops, mark the days, toll the hours, keep storms away. celebrate festivities, and mourn the dead".
Palazzo Valenti today known as Palazzo Natalini is a Renaissance dwelling. The facade has an arched portal and a lintel with male and female visages; the windows are decorated with coats-of- arms of noble families. Other patrician palaces bearing the name of ancient and noble Trevi families are: Manenti, Salvi, Ciccaglia, Ubaldi, Natalucci, Approvati, della Prepositura Valenti and Urighi.
The 14C Church of S. Francesco, in the Gothic style, has an elaborate portal. The interior has a nave with a single aisle; it is decorated with 15C frescoes and contains a 1509 pump organ. Entry to the adjoining museum, formerly the Convent of S. Francesco, is gained from Largo Don Bosco. Opened in 1995, the museum exhibits works by Corraduccio, Alunno, Spagna, Giusto da Gand and others, as well as an archeological collec-tion. An olive oil museum 15 planned.
A round keep incorporated in the 13C city walls affords a fine view. The nearby triangular keep with northern exposure is called Torrione della Neve.
The Church of S. Emiliano was built in the 12C, hut only the three apses remain of the original construction. The 15C portaI still remains. The interior houses a 1522 altar by Rocco da Vicenza and a 1751 wood statue of Trevi's Patron Saint.
Opposite the church is Palazzo Lucarini, now the private Trevi Flash Art Museum displaying modern works by regional, national and international artists.
Portico del Mostaccio is one of the ancient city gates parts of the original Roman wall.
... environs of Trevi
The Church of the Madonna delle Lagrime was built between 1487-1522 on the site of a tabernacle where according to legend the painted Madonna shed blood-coloured tears.
The church contains frescoes by Perugino (1521) and by Spagna (1520), as well as the sepulchres of the Valenti family (16C - 170).
The Church and Monastery of S. Martino is decorated with frescoes by Umbrian painters among whom Tiberio d'Assisi, Mezzastris and Spagna.
The Church of S. Maria di Piefrarossa (13C) was built on the original location of Trevi, perhaps on the site of the Roman thermal baths. The church takes its name from a rock reddish in colour with an opening in its middle from which water is thought to have issued.
The Church of S. Pietro di Bovara dates from the 12C and 13C. On the facade the frieze sculpted below the rose-window and the basrelief on the pediment are both nearly intact. The original Romanesque interior has a threeaisle nave and contains a 13C wood Crucifix. Canvases dating from the 17C are kept in the sacristy.
