Citerna in three perspectives: medieval lanes, the hidden underground and the Tiber Valley

Three videos introduce Citerna’s medieval village and underground spaces, the Madonna attributed to Donatello, and its setting among Upper Tiber communities.

Umbria · Provincia di Perugia · Italy

Citerna in three perspectives: medieval lanes, the hidden underground and the Tiber Valley

Three videos introduce Citerna’s medieval village and underground spaces, the Madonna attributed to Donatello, and its setting among Upper Tiber communities.

Claudio Mortini’s full-HD film introduces Citerna as a compact medieval settlement and makes its unusual two-level layout visible: the walled streets above, and the covered passages and cistern spaces below. It is a helpful visual preview for visitors deciding what to look for in the village. The narration also repeats broad origin and place-name claims as settled history; local sources treat some of these points as hypotheses, so use the footage for atmosphere and orientation, then check the municipality’s visitor information for the documented history and current access.

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Another view of Citerna

This local television report takes viewers inside the ammassi and then to the polychrome Madonna and Child in the Church-Museum of San Francesco. Its value is its close, place-specific focus: it connects a hidden part of Citerna’s built fabric with the artwork that made the village widely known beyond the Upper Tiber Valley. The report was published in 2014, after the sculpture’s restoration and attribution to Donatello’s youthful period. It offers historical context from that moment; current access to the sacristy and the status of the attribution should be checked with the museum and specialist sources.

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Another view of Citerna

Tipicamente Umbria’s “Ritratti di Storia” broadens the view from Citerna to the Upper Tiber Valley, following a route through several towns and landscapes rather than presenting a detailed village tour. It helps prospective visitors understand why Citerna belongs in a wider itinerary linking hilltop settlements, river valley and historic routes. The film is best used as regional context; it cannot replace the local wall walk, museum visit or route information for the Via di Francesco. Its exact YouTube upload date was not independently confirmed, so no date is given.

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