Bastia Umbra

The town of Bastia Umbra is a municipality in the province of Perugia which is located between the plane in half between Perugia and Assisi along the river Chiascio. The town is very ancient origins but has a modern aspect is in fact an active centre and lively, which translates into a commercial, craft and industrial continuous development. In the village there are enough places of worship and we can remember the oldest church in the town today deconsecrated is inside the castle. It was rebuilt in early 1300 and its single aisle was decorated with many frescoes. In the 60s the parish church has sold to private individuals that after having suffered severe damage following the earthquake of 1997, the Municipality has recently acquired ownership of the church to launch the intervention of restructuring. We remember well the Church of St. Cross which was built in 1295 with the pink and white stone of Mount Subasio and its bell tower rises to the right of the church and was built between 1835 and 1839. Then we can not forget the church dedicated to the patron saint namely S. Michael the Archangel, which was consecrated in 1962 and located in the central square of Bastia, on the spot where once stood the two chapels of St. Antonio and the Good Death.