Beyond Giotto's celebrated frescoes in Assisi, Spoleto Cathedral, the Sanctuary at Loreto, and the beautiful town squares at Todi and Ascoli, these former Papal States also offer many hidden places: esoteric gardens in the Marches, an Umbrian villa with trompe l'oeil paintings that depict cheerful monks and nuns alongside witty memento mori themes, the hunting lodge where a pope spent his youth, and an estate that contains the ruins of an ancient roman bridge which was a celebrated Grand Tour destination.