Bevagna

This town still maintains its medieval layout (12th – 13th century) and is surrounded by a city wall with towers and gates. There are many testimonies to Roman times in the upper part of the town; the remains of a temple, a theater, and a spa building with a frigidarium which has a splendid black and white mosaic floor that illustrates marine life, and dates back to the 2nd century AD.
From the Roman village layout, a medieval urban structure emerged with squares and noblemen’s villas. These include the Palazzo dei Consoli (1270) which houses the Teatro Torti in the beautiful Piazza Silvestri, the Romanesque churches of San Silvestro and San Michele, both of which were constructed at the end of the 12th century, and the church of San Domenico e Giacomo (1291). At the highest point of the city stands the church of San Francesco (late 13th century) where, on a stone next to the altar St. Francis would sit and communicate with the birds.