The upper tiber valley
SANGIUSTINO

This very ancient Umbrian town was densely populated even in Roman times. Its name derives from a Roman soldier's name who was martyred in 303 near Città di Castello when he was discovered spreading the Christian faith.
Once a fiefdom belonging to the Dotti family, it later passed to the Bufalini family. Local history is closely bound to this powerful and noble family during the sixteenth century, and also to Città di Castello.
In 1814, at the end of the French domination, San Giustino returned under the Papal State rule, which in 1828 granted it autonomy. In 1860, it became part of the Kingdom of Italy.
It gained it's notoriety due to the historical commemoration in antique costumes of the Magi's Adoration every January, 6th.
In the center of San Giustino sits the massive structure of Castello Bufalini (15th - 16th Centuries) used as a defence for Città di Castello. The appearance is that of a true fortress, transformed by Vasari into a sumptuous villa and stately home. It is possible to visit its rooms, complete with period furnishings and magnificent fresco's by Doceno created between 1537 and 1546, as well as the chapel frescoed by Pinturicchio. It conserves important documents, giving witness of the Bufalini Family's strong political power.
At short distance away is Celalba, where the Villa Magherini Graziani (1616) can be found which demonstrates the Vasari style.
Pliny the Younger himself sojourned at length in the locality that still bears his name, Colle Plinio, and he handed down to posterity the heady feelings given by the Upper Tiber Valley of uncontaminated landscapes and woods.
The archaeological excavations reveal remains of ancient Roman villas scattered over the territory, also nearby is the neo-classic Villa Cappelletti.