Spoleto
A Roman arch at the top of the main street, a cathedral at the bottom of a flight of steps, and a bridge across the gorge that is really an aqueduct.
12 days outthe nearest is a 1 h 56 drive from Rome
Spoleto is the longest drive on this list that people still do in a day, and it is worth the motorway because the town is built in layers you can walk through in an afternoon: the walls at the bottom are pre-Roman, the arch halfway up was raised for Drusus, and the cathedral square at the end opens without warning after a covered staircase.
The Ponte delle Torri crosses the ravine behind the fortress on piers as tall as the hill, and the path on the far side turns into the walk up Monteluco. None of that is booked or paid for. What you can book here is a day in the saddle in the hills above the town.
Best fit for this section first, then whatever you can book today. Closest to Rome breaks a tie. Never by who pays us.
On horsebackA riding centre and farm 13 km from Spoleto, at 700 m in the hills above the Valnerina, that runs guided treks from its own stables.
See the dayBest fit for this section first, then whatever you can book today. Closest to Rome breaks a tie. Never by who pays us.
In the old stonesAn aqueduct at Spoleto.
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In the old stonesA triumphal arch at Spoleto.
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In the old stonesA Romanesque basilica at Spoleto, from the twelfth century.
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In the old stonesA Gothic cathedral at Spoleto, from the eleventh century.
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In the old stonesA fountain at Spoleto, from the seventeenth century.
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In the old stonesA fountain at Spoleto.
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In the old stonesDefensive wall at Spoleto.
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In the old stonesThe bridge that crosses the ravine behind the fortress of Spoleto on piers as tall as the hill, carrying an aqueduct.
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In the old stonesA Roman bridge under the streets of Spoleto, buried when the river was moved and dug out again.
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In the old stonesA Renaissance church at Spoleto, built by Annibale Lippi.
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In the old stonesA church at Spoleto.
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See the dayGetting there
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