Spello

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Augustus made Hispellum a Roman colony, and its Augustan walls and gates still frame the town on the lower slopes of Monte Subasio, between Assisi and Foligno. The old centre climbs a ridge from Porta Consolare, where an old olive tree grows on top of the clock tower. Inside, Pinturicchio frescoed the Baglioni chapel, and each Corpus Domini the streets are carpeted with flowers.

Highlights

Pinturicchio's frescoes in the Baglioni chapel of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Infiorate: flower carpets laid along the streets for Corpus Domini
Porta Venere, flanked by the twelve-sided towers of Properzio
Late Roman mosaic floors at the Villa dei Mosaici museum
The ruins of the Roman amphitheatre (IT)

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

Population: 8,264

Things to see

Travel guide (Wikivoyage)

Spello is a city in Umbria.

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Events through the year

Feast of Saint Felix Religious · 18 May
Infiorata of Spello Religious · Corpus Domini (late May or June)Streets covered overnight with flower-petal pictures of sacred subjects
Roman festival Historical · Late summerPeriod costumes, classical Roman theatre and a Roman dinner
Summer festival Music and arts · AugustFree concerts, art exhibitions and archaeological tours
Festa della Bruschetta Food and wine · November or DecemberNew olive oil served on local bread with traditional dishes
Via dei Presepi Seasonal · 8 December to 8 JanuaryNativity scenes set up in lanes and churches across the village

Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.

Based on Wikipedia (Spello), Wikivoyage (Spello (EN), Spello (IT)) (CC BY-SA).

Local food & wine

Spello olive oilOlive oilFresh oil after the harvest, which starts in late October
BruschettaDishBread with the new oil, honoured at the November festival

Based on Wikivoyage (Spello (EN), Spello (IT)) (CC BY-SA).

Where to sleep

22 places to stay within 3 km

Hotels 10
B&Bs and guest houses 9
Hostels 1
Apartments and chalets 1
Campsites 1

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