What to see in Spoleto in half a day?
- Bridge of Towers, 10 arches 220 m long and 80 m high: a true masterpiece of high medieval engineering.
- Campello Square and Mascherone Fountain, where to discover Spoleto.
- Albornoz Fortress, papal residence, prison and now ducal museum.
- Cathedral, with famous frescoes by Filippo Lippi and Pinturicchio.
- Market Square, ancient forum of the Roman city.
- Sant’Ansano, with the remains of the Via Flaminia and a Roman temple with workshops.
- Alley of the Basilica with the remains of the Roman city.
- Roman Theater in Liberty Square.
For good walkers, the half-day itinerary may also include:
- Casa Romana, with exquisite and well-preserved mosaics, must have been the home of Emperor Vespasian’s mother.
- Via di Porta Fuga, where the Spoletini put Hannibal to flight.
- Rocca dei Perugini, remains of a medieval fortress destroyed by the Spoletini.
- San Gregorio Maggiore, beautiful Romanesque church on Garibaldi Square.
- Bloody Bridge, site of Christian martyrdom.