Limigiano

Limigiano is a village in the Italian province of Perugia, in east central Umbria, located at the northern end of the Colli Martani, at 335 m (1099 ft) above sea-level. It is a "frazione" of the "comune" of Bevagna, which is 8 km (5 mi) SE, with a population of about 200.

Limigiano is a rural village, surrounded by large olive groves.The main point of interest is the Romanesque abbey church of "San Michele Arcangelo". While the foundations are from the 11th century, the current structure dates back to the 13th century. The church was extended and altered through several phases of construction, repair, and maintenance in the Middle Ages. Today the church has a naves and two aisles, each finishing in an apse. The church was renovated in 1947 but the beautiful frescoes (some probably by the school of Niccolò Alunno) are in various stages of deterioration, mostly due to the damages by the earthquake in 1997 and the leaking in of rainwater since then.

Of the medieval castle only a few ruins can be found.

External links

* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Umbria/Perugia/Bevagna/Limigiano/churches/S.Michele/home.html Bill Thayer's site on San Michele church]