Gubbio was founded by the Umbrians as witnessed by the seven bronze Eugubine tables, then it became an important Roman town, but in 552 it was sacked by the Goths of Totila who were replaced by the Byzantines and then by the Lombards. n the 11th century it became an independent municipality and in 1384 it was included in the Duchy of Urbino, then in 1631 it was annexed to the Papal State. In the 14th and 15th centuries it experienced its heyday, being enriched with medieval monuments that still characterize the town today.
What to see
The Roman Theatre outside the city walls. A series of architectural masterpieces, bear witness of the importance of Gubbio as a city-state: the Palazzo dei Consoli, the Palazzo Pretorio, the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo and the Palazzo del Bargello. The Palazzo Ducale in Renaissance style witnessing the Lordship of Federico da Montefeltro. The Cathedral, Santa Maria Nuova, the Piazza of 40 martyrs, and outside the walls the interesting “Chiesa della Vittorina”, where tradition has it that St. Francis met the wolf, an episode also narrated in the “Fioretti” by St. Francis.