Palazzo Vallemani is a splendid Baroque residence a few steps from the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy. It houses works belonging to the Pinacoteca Comunale di Assisi. The residence, with vaulted ceilings frescoed in the early 17th century by Umbrian and Tuscan painters, bears witness to the political, civil and religious evolution of the city. Palazzo Vallemani is now home to the City art gallery.
Huge and filled with experiments on subjects from energy to communication, this is 50,000 m2 of investigation into science and technology, with 16,000 historical objects and 13 interactive laboratories. The National Museum Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci covers all things science, so if you're looking to sate your curiosity – pick up your tickets here.
In 2011, the San Francesco Woodland (Bosco di San Francesco) was opened to the public. This area of about 12 acres boasts tranquil walking paths that allow visitors to experience Assisi's forest and all its natural beauty. It's an intact piece of the Umbrian countryside, promising silence at the foot of the great Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi.
Through a door in the wall of the square in front of the Upper Basilica of Assisi, you'll enter a narrow path that leads to a wide valley floor, at the foot of the city center. Some see the walk as a new form of pilgrimage into history, so come and explore the sacred area with its 64 hectares of nature, between woodland and cultivated fields, pink stone walls, clearings and olive groves.
Pozzo della Cava is a cave system, and one of the many wonders of Orvieto. Visitors can explore nine caves and walk through 27 centuries of history inside a fascinating man-made cave system and see pre-Roman archaeological finds. It is located in Orvieto, Italy.