Visit to Stampace district

Art, archaeology, nature and religion are the keywords of this itinerary; you can admire some of the many beauties that characterize the city.

The Stampace district was built in the thirteenth century, at the foot of the imposing castle walls. In the past it housed numerous workshops of artists and craftsmen. Today its streets are crossed by numerous tourists, enchanted by monumental churches such as the Collegiate Church of Sant'Anna and the church of San Michele which stand out along Azuni Street. Do not miss a visit to the church and prison of Sant'Efisio, the warrior martyr, protagonist of a centuries-old religious procession that in the first days of May brings the whole neighbourhood to the fore. There are numerous suggestive archaeological sites: from the crypt of Santa Restituta which tells the millenary history of the city to the Villa of Tigellio up to the Roman Amphitheatre and the nearby Botanical Garden.