Marsciano
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Marsciano is a city in Umbria between Perugia and Todi.
[edit] Understand
Marsciano is mainly an industrial town with not too much to detain visitors. As a brickmaking town it has an interesting little museum on the topic.
[edit] Get in
Local trains from Perugia Ponte San Giovanni station (not Perugia's central station) take about 25 minutes. Trains are not especially frequent so check the timetables. The fare is a mere €1.65.
The same local train line runs to Terni, which is connected to major train lines. You can get trains from Terni to Marsciano for €3.05. At Terni station, buy the ticket to Marsciano from the shop in the bar rather than at the ticket window. Also, the trains that run on the Terni-Perugia PSG line are not listed on the main timetables displayed in Terni station. However, there is a separate timetable showing these trains and they appear on the departures board. The Trenitalia website also lists trains.
[edit] Get around
It is easy to walk around Marsciano. The railway station is on the edge of town, about 15 minutes' walk from the centre.
[edit][add listing] See
- Piazza San Giovanni
- The Brick and Terracotta Museum is housed in Palazzo Pietromarchi. November to March 10.30-13.00 / 15.00–17.30; April to October 10.30-13.00 / 16.00-18.30. The museum is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
- Modernist building, 37 Piazza Carlo Marx. This elegant Modernist building, painted salmon pink, provides counterpoint to the buildings of the historical centre. There is a war memorial outside with a pair of statues. It's not possible to go inside, but this is no loss because the exterior is the part that's worth seeing. Free. (42.908427253324604,12.336080074310303) edit
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- Oasi Villagio, Voc. Marcurischio, 1, ☎ +39 075 87 43 532, [1]. Some locals say this is the best restaurant in Marsciano. Good food and service. The restaurant seems to be the Oasi's main business rather than lodgings (see below). Has a large car park. Closed Mondays. Pizzas around €6. edit
- Be Happy, Via XX Settembre, ☎ 075 874 28 26. Very stylish "Dinner Cafe" in the historical centre of town. Has reasonably priced pizzas as well as posh gourmet dishes. Good service and English spoken. edit
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- Oasi Villagio, Voc. Marcurischio, 1, ☎ +39 075 87 43 532, [2]. Clean, simple, compact rooms. Free WiFi. Located a few minutes' walk from the town centre with views over the Umbrian countryside. €50-85. edit
[edit] Contact
[edit] Get out
- Castello di Sant' Apollinare
- Cerqueto, 7 km north of Marsciano, has a parish church notable for a 1478 fresco of St. Sebastian, the earliest known work signed by the local artist Perugino.
- Deruta. A major ceramics center.
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