Area: approx. 8,300 m².

Location: between Borgo XX Giugno and Viale Roma.

Entrance: Borgo XX Giugno.

Parking: in front of the gardens, and on Corso Cavour and Viale Borgo XX Giugno.

CHARACTERISTICS

The Frontone was the first public garden in Perugia; entirely enclosed by a fence and gate, its design has central flower beds divided by four main paths, crossed by secondary paths, which come together at the semicircle at the far end of the gardens, where there are six statues of the Arts and a travertine amphitheater.

Outside the Chiesa di San Pietro, one finds the lovely Giardino Frontone. It’s a huge manicured park lined with benches and coloured by flowers, the centrepiece is a fountain bordered by magnolias. Braccio Fortebraccio, governor of Perugia from 1416 to 1424, used this as a weapon store; from 1569 onwards it became the location of life stock which took place during the All Saints’ Day Fair. At the beginning of the 1700s the site was donated to the Arcadians, this marked the beginning of its transformation into a pleasant garden; between 1778 and 1780 the amphitheatre was built at the centre of which there is an arch designed by Baldassare Orsini, erected in 1791. Here, there are breathtaking views to be had, including undisturbed views of nearby San Sisto and San Marco, as well as a glimpse of the historic centre at Piazza Italia, at the end of Corso Vannucci. It is a good idea to pack a lunch basket here. Don’t forget your straw hat and nove. 

TYPE OF VEGETATION

The gardens have a simple but beautiful assortment of plants, with grand, centuries-old ilexes and laurel and laurustine hedges.