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The church of St. Mary dates back to 1176. At the beginning of the 14th century, the church passed to the Friars Minor Conventual. A convent, of which we have evidence since 1336, was built next to it.

Monteleone’s treasure is the so called “Etruscan Biga”, an ancient walnut parade chariot completely covered by sheets of embossed gold bronze with attached ivory plates.

The Castle of Pissignano is a typical example of a hill castle, that dominates the valley, just above the temple and spring of Clitunno.

The collection is housed in the ex College Boccarini, originally a Franciscan convent from the 13th-14th centuries, with double loggia built in the sixteenth century.

The Cathedral of Amelia is the town's most important religious building and it was erected on the sacred summit of the town in the year 872. In 1629 a huge fire destroyed the cathedral, which was rebuilt in Baroque style. 

Palazzo Petrignani is located in the charming Piazza Marconi and is a remarkable example of a Renaissance style noble building from 1500. The unfinished building was made built by Fantino Petrigani who become very important in the Papal Curia, under the protection of Pope Gregory XIII.