City of Sagrantino
Securely positioned on top of a hill by the same name, Montefalco is known as the Balcony of Umbria for its magnificent views of the surrounding hills covered with vineyards and olive groves. Today the town is still encircled by a mighty fourteenth-century wall out of which towers and bell towers rise up.
The Piazza del Comune square, located in the heart of the town, has a circular layout and is lined with both civic and religious buildings, including the Municipal Hall with its fifteenth-century arcade. At every turn you will see narrow medieval streets, flanked by stone houses with small windows and geranium-filled window boxes and old churches like the one dedicated to Santa Lucia (12th century). The church of San Agostino is a typical example of the Gothic architectural style of Central Italy. The church of San Francesco, the construction of which began in the fourteenth century, currently serves as a museum. The walls of the church-museum are adorned with frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the life of St. Francis and others by Perugino, Niccolò Alunno and Francesco Melanzio. Built in the seventeenth century on top of earlier buildings is the Sanctuary of St. Clare of Montefalco.
The traditional production of fabrics lives on today but the town is known for two characteristic products, olive oil and wine (the famous Sagrantino and Rosso di Montefalco).