San Gemini

The oldest settlement is perched on high, within the first walls, but the village develops continuously within the late Renaissance walls up to the Roman Gate. Near the gate is the Duomo dedicated to St. Gemine, the 9th. century Syrian monk who lends his name to the village. In front of the church is the Santacroce Palace, currently the Duomo Hotel, created in the 1700s by the noble Roman family who bought the fiefdom of St. Gemini from the Orsini. Going up Via Roma, one arrives at St. Francis Square where the church dedicated to the saint can be found, plus Canova Palace, the Municipality and the 19th century Fountain. From the square, through the ancient Burgi Gate, one enters the oldest part of the village meeting Palazzo Vecchio and then the Church of St. John the Baptist with the St. John Gate next to it where one leaves the village towards Acquasparta.