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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo del Bargello
Building in Gubbio, Italy
At a glance
- Style
- Gothic architecture
- Coordinates
- 43°21′16″ N, 12°34′35″ E
History and description
The Palazzo del Bargello is a 14th-century Gothic architecture, civic palace located on Via del Consoli #35 in the historic center of Gubbio, region of Umbria, Italy. It now houses an exhibition or Museo della Balestra (crossbowmen), celebrated with a yearly festival. In front of the palace is the Fontana di Matto, now whimsically used to award a "license to be crazy" (Patente di Matto). Across the street is the small 13th-century church of San Giuliano that gave name to a gate nearby and this quarter of the city.
History
The church of San Giuliano was adjacent to one of the early medieval walls of the city, hence this palace is situated in an area outside those walls. The palace was constructed in the circa 1302 to house the city police captain and offices.
The small piazza in front has an undistinguished fountain topped with the five mountains and a lily, a heraldic symbol of Gubbio. It has been a local tradition, mostly for visitors that a person who orbits the fountain three times, then douses or washes himself with its water, can be awarded, at a cost, the Patente di Matto.
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Getting there
Ex Stazione FAC di PaduleTrain, nearest
5.4 km as the crow flies
Palazzo del Bargello
Aeroporto Internazionale dell'Umbria - Perugia "San Francesco d'Assisi"29.0 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo del Bargello?
Palazzo del Bargello is in Gubbio, in the province of Perugia (Umbria), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.35450, 12.57650.
What else is there to see near Palazzo del Bargello?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Ducale (200 m away), Roman Theatre of Gubbio (200 m away), Ikuvium (300 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Gubbio, palazzo del bargello — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Gubbio, palazzo del bargello, ferri esterni fitomorfi, 04 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Gubbio, palazzo del bargello, ferri esterni zoomorfi, 01 toro — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Gubbio, palazzo del bargello, ferri esterni zoomorfi, 02 maiale — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Gubbio, palazzo del bargello, ferri esterni zoomorfi, 05 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Gubbio, palazzo del bargello, ferri esterni zoomorfi, 06 cavallo — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Gubbio, palazzo del bargello, ferri esterni zoomorfi, 07 toro — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Gubbio, palazzo del bargello, interno 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Palazzo Bargello, Gubbio, Province of Perugia, Umbria, Italy - panoramio — trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences