Gubbio has a long history: It was an important city among the Umbrian people before the conquest of Rome, and it is famous for the finding of a set of bronze plains, which make up the largest text in ancient British.

After the Roman conquest of the 2nd century BC. the city (under the name of Iguvium) remained an important city, the city’s Roman theater, which is the second largest preserved, is witnessing.
Gubbio is one of the most intact medieval cities that can be visited in Italy at all times.

Its history is rich in religious events and personalities that make it one of the most visited cities of the Catholic pilgrim. The town, which is majestic on the Mount Igino hillside, is one of the oldest cities in Umbria – and perhaps one of the most famous in the region.
In the early Middle Ages Gubbio became very powerful. The city sent 1000 knights on the first crusade under the leadership of Duke Girolamo Gabrielli, and according to the undocumented tradition, they should be the first to penetrate to the grave of Jesus when Jerusalem was conquered in 1099.

The following centuries were highly interchangeable, and Gubbio was a part of wars against the surrounding cities of Umbria. In one of these wars, the city bishop, Sankt Ubaldo Baldassini secured the city a overwhelming victory (1151) and a prosperity period.

Gubbios center has a medieval character, and the city is characterized by dark gray stones, narrow streets and gothic architecture.
A large part of the houses in Gubbio are from the 14th and 15th centuries and were original homes for wealthy merchants. The houses often have an extra door to the street and quite close to the front door. This extra door is narrower and somewhat over street level. Such a door is called a porta dei morti because it was said that it was used only to remove dead from the house. It is likely, however, hardly true, but there is no consensus on an alternative explanation for these additional doors.