Perugia {Hotels*: Perugia^ Gran Bretagna)^ the Ro-
man Perusia^ is another old Etruscan city, and, like
Cortona, **set on a hill," 1,500 feet above the valley of
the Tiber. t From the ruined Citadel the prospect is
remarkably fine. The Sula del Cambio in the Palazzo
Comunale is a beautiful room, decorated with frescoes
by Perugino.J The cathedral (S. Lorenzo) contains

* Hawthorne stopped at the Grand Hdtel de France, " near the
gate," and at that time ( 1858) a very ^ood inn. Those who wish
to make a prolonged stay in Perugia can find apartments at mod-
erate prices.
t ** Perugia is one of the most charming places in Italy. Its site
is more than beautiful — it is glorious. It lies on an uneven and
rugged eminence, with sweet valleys below, a glimpse of the Tiber
in the distance, a splendid range 01 nearer hills, and beyond them
Bome of the higher snow-crowned peaks of the Apennines. . ..
