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is supposed that already Etrurians and Romans had established at the
same place where today Città della Pieve rises.
This characteristic village was touched by the events of the medieval
history, and indeed, a number of masters had the control of the town
until when Clement VII placed it under the direct control of the Church.
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Dome dedicated to the SS. Gervasio and Protasio dominates the centre
of Città della Pieve; its original structure has to be dated around
the XII century but modifications
done during centuries XVI and XVII have modified the original shapes
and styles. However, the more ancient construction still can be noticed
by the decorations of the lower part of the facade, the apse and the
gothic Romanesque bell tower. Inside the church, works can be found
of Domenico Alfani and of two great painters from Città della
Pieve, the Perugino: " Madonna and the SS. Giovanni Evangelista,
Giovanni Battista, Pietro Martire e il beato Giacomo Villa ", " Madonna
con Bambino e SS. Pietro, Paolo, Gervasio e Protasio ", " Battesimo
di Gesu", and the Pomarancio: " Eterno e Angeli ".
Beyond to the beautiful tower
del Pubblico, high 38 meters and constructed since year 1000, the churches
of S. Maria della Mercede and S. Agostino,
which conserve respectively a fresco of the Perugino and a table
of Pomarancio, one should not forget to visit the castel (La Rocca)
and the church of S. Francesco, today sanctuary of the Madonna di
Fatima. The former it is a solid defensive structure with towers,
the latter, dating back to the XIII century, has works of local school
and a "Pentacost" of the Pomarancio; finally, some works
of the most famous painter of the city , Peter Vannucci, are conserved
in the churches of S. Maria dei Servi e S. Antonio Abbate.
 At
the center of the village, still today encircled to a good extension
by the walls of 1300, having such a medieval style that here can be
found the narrowest street of Italy (via Baciadonne)
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