San Francesco The Church of San Francesco dates to the second half of the 13th century. The exterior, built in pink stone blocks with a dual-pitched roof, has a façade raised above the original and decorated with a blocked
oculus and a recessed portal. The interior consists of a single nave and preserves a wooden organ from the 18th century on the counter-façade. The walls feature six wooden altars from the 18th century (three on each side), adorned with
scagliola panels of Tuscan school painted with floral motifs and surmounted by notable canvases. The grand main altar is a large Baroque wooden structure, which conceals the original apse decorated with valuable frescoes from the 14th century. In the chapel of the Crucifix, a cycle of frescoes attributed to
Giovanni di Corraduccio, dating to the 14th century, is preserved.
Abbey of San Felice . The abbey of San Felice occupies an isolated position overlooking the surrounding area. The first monastic settlement is dated around 950, but the current church and monastery were built at the beginning of the 12th century, apparently atop a 4th-century oratory that housed the tomb of the martyred bishop Felice. Between 1373 and 1450, the abbey came under the jurisdiction of
Sassovivo Abbey and later was granted to the
Augustinian hermits of Perugia. Restoration work began in 1452 and concluded in 1481, with further modifications in the 16th and 18th centuries, including the construction of the cloister and convent buildings on the church’s right side. A major 20th-century restoration in 1957 returned the interiors to their original design, removing the heavy 18th-century decoration. The church has three narrow, high naves without a transept and a
triconch apse. The raised presbytery is accessed by a staircase. The central nave has a lowered barrel vault, while the lateral naves have cross vaulting. Two rows of circular Lombard-style pillars separate the naves. A triumphal arch divides the nave from the presbytery, featuring a central
bifora. The façade is currently a gabled form, modified in the 16th century from the original four-pitched roof. It includes an elegant
trifora with small columns and
spolia capitals and a portal with simple recesses. The three external apses are decorated with thin
lesenes resting on a high plinth, topped by small arches. The crypt consists of three apsidal naves covered with cross vaults, with the central nave further divided by six columns with capitals decorated with stylized animals and vegetal motifs from the late 11th century. The sarcophagus of Saint Felice is placed behind the altar. The rectangular cloister has a portico supported by solid square brick pillars, each topped with frescoes of saints and blessed figures. Frescoes on the walls depict scenes from the life of Saint Felice, and a cistern at the center collects rainwater. Since 1815, the abbey has housed the Congregation of the
Most Precious Blood, founded by
Gaspare del Bufalo.
Other religious heritage The parish church of Giano is dedicated to San Michele Arcangelo. The town's patron saint is San Felice, bishop and martyr, whose feast is celebrated on 30 October. Other religious buildings include the church of the Madonna delle Grazie, of octagonal form, and San Francesco, a Latin cross church with an attached convent, containing an organ and decorated altars.
Palazzo Pubblico The
Palazzo Pubblico, of medieval origin, has undergone multiple renovations over the centuries. To the left of the entrance is a bricked-in municipal coat of arms dating to the 14th–15th centuries. In the council chamber, a decorative
frieze painted in 1934 depicts all the castles within the municipality. The building also houses archaeological finds from an ancient Roman villa discovered in the locality of Toccioli.
Other heritage sites The town is noted for the presence of two castles of ancient and distinctive construction. == Notable people ==