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Gubbio
A hilltown carved from the limestone rock at the foot of Monte Ingino.
Visit Piazza dei Quaranta Martiri, the ruins of the ancient Roman city; Largo del Bargello with the Fontana dei Matti; Piazza Grande, Palazzo Pretorio.
Palazzo dei Consoli boasts a majestic Gothic portal and now houses the Museo Civico (keeps the Eugubinian Tables) and the Pinacoteca.
Don't miss the medieval Duomo, the Palazzo Ducale known as Corte Nuova, the church of Sant'Agostino, Corso Garibaldi and Via Gabrielli with the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo.
Every year on the 15the of May, Gubbio holds the traditional Corsa dei Ceri (Candles): Men race through the streets carrying enormous wooden poles (the "candles") with statues of saints which are balanced on top.
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