Perugia is a three-dimensional city. A set of escalators brought us up to the old center. Every turn brings you to a terrace with a gorgeous view of the roofs and valleys below and the Umbrian hills beyond.
This is Pozzo Etrusco -- an Etruscan well (II-III c. BC, 36 meters deep), up at the city center. I seem to vaguely remember seeing it in some movie. The glitter comes from tourist coins that missed the pit.
The fountain at the central square would be prettier without a fence, but tourists would probably destroy it quickly, or some local kids would cover it with graffiti, as they do with more or less everything in sight. Worse than pigeons!
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