Rifugio Perugia
The place
Rifugio Perugia in the Umbrian Apennines, Nocera Umbra/Gualdo Tadino area (Umbria, Perugia, Italy), at 1003 m elevation, on the Monte Cucco 1566 m slope. Continuous central Italy cluster (batches 250-355). CAI Perugia Section hut (Federazione Speleologica Italiana + Monte Cucco Nature Park 10,000 ha 1995 karst system Grotta di Monte Cucco + 4 M years, Italy's deepest cave 922 m + Rio Freddo, Tiber tributary + Battle of Nocera 1358 papal state war, Florentine dome 15th c. + Perugino painter of the Umbrian Renaissance, teacher of Raphael + heritage of the Umbrians (pre-Roman Italic people, Iguviae Iguvine Tables 400-100 BC, oldest Italic inscriptions, bilingual Latin script, early Roman period).
The setting
Umbrian Apennines Nocera Umbra/Gualdo Tadino Umbria Perugia Italy 1003 m Monte Cucco 1566 m, continuous cluster batches 250-355, CAI Perugia + Monte Cucco NP 10,000 ha 1995 karst Grotta di Monte Cucco 4 M years Italy's deepest cave 922 m + Rio Freddo Tiber + Nocera 1358 papal Florentine + Perugino Raphael + Umbrians Iguviae Iguvine Tables 400-100 BC oldest Italic inscriptions.
