Spoleto
Its wealth of history, varied cultural heritage and important arts events make it one of the tourist destinations most highly esteemed by visitors. Spoleto's most ancient monuments are the Arch of Drusus and Germanicus, the Roman theater, and the Basilica of San Salvatore. Not far away from the 13th-century Church of San Gregorio Maggiore, are the triple-spanned Roman Bridge (or Ponte Sanguinario) made from blocks of travertine and the Amphitheater from the 2nd century AD. The town's greatest monument is the Duomo (Cathedral), built in the Romanesque style in the 12th century. Also of interest are the Church of San Paolo Inter Vineas (10th century). There are beautiful, wide-open views of all of Spoleto from the area in front of San Pietro, taking in also the mighty Ponte delle Torri, a bridge 80 meters high and 230 meters long. An ancient Roman aqueduct rebuilt in the 1300s, it links the Rocca Albornoziana, a fortress Cardinal Egidio Albornoz had built starting in 1352.
Festival dei Due Mondi
A major cultural event that brings together two worlds takes place every summer in Spoleto, Umbria. The festival was the brainchild of composer Gian Carlo Menotti who launched it in 1958 to unite the Old World and New World in the arena of the arts. Ballet, opera, painting, contemporary art, and lectures are some of the offerings you'll find there. It has attracted such prominent people as Baryshnikov, Joaquin Cortes, Twyla Tharp and Pavarotti.
A unique system of museums and works set in every place
A catalogue of masterpieces, great artists ... Look around you: an Etruscan well, Roman monuments but also Byzantine mosaics and even Giotto and Perugino. You will find places not so different from centuries ago, where everything has kept its charm unchanged.
