Empfohlene Routen in Spello

From Foligno to Trevi

Leaving Foligno and going north, follow the directions for Assisi and you'll shortly arrive at Spello, from there, descending by taking the roads which conduct to the Foligno plain you can visit the town of Bevagna and afterwards the Castle of Gualdo Cattaneo.
Climbing up returning to Foligno taking a route which will enable you to see a beautiful panorama extending to Montefalco, and after having admired the convent of St. Fortunato, which is situated just outside the inhabited area, descend to the plain only to ascend again on the other side of the valley to visit Trevi.

From Gubbio to Assisi - The mystical charms of mountain hermitages

From Gubbio to Assisi, through the National Park of Monte Cucco, Colfiorio plateau and the Park of Mount Subasio. Majestic landscapes, ancient abbeys, hermitages, lost in the silence of inaccessible places. Here, we come across two art cities, Gubbio and Spello, and finally rest in Assisi.

Elegance and Mysticism. Gubbio looks like a huge Nativity scene, with its city walls clutched to the rock of Mount Ingino, where the Middle Ages meet the elegance of Reinassance and Baroque. The maze of Gubbio’s alleys resembles a travel backwards in history: Palazzo del Capitolo dei Canonici, Palazzo del Bargello, the Cathedral, Palazzo Ducale, up to the lovely Piazza Grande, which offers one of the widest and most charming landscapes in the whole Umbria. Here, Palazzo Pretorio faces the imposing Palazzo dei Consoli (inside the latter palace, the City Museum houses the Iguvine Tables, one of the most important testimonies of the ancient Umbrian language). Via Sant’Ubaldo allows to reach the woods of Mount Ingino, up to the Basilica of Saint Ubaldo, 827 meters above sea level. The Basilica hosts the “ceri” (literally: tapers), three wooden artifacts which are taken down to town on the first Sunday of May, and then back to the Basilica on the 15th of May, after a pictoresque feast dedicated to Saint Ubaldo.+

The ermitages of Monte Cucco. Heading North from Gubbio, we cross the Appennini towards Scheggia and Pascelupo (SS 298 towards via Giove Pennino, frazione Villamagna, frazione Sant’Angelo dopo Serra, località Fornace). Gola del Bottaccione is a deep ravine between Mount Ingino and Mount Foce, interesting both for its Medieval weir and for its rocks so rich in iridium to have generated the hypothesis of a huge meteorite’s impact, taking place some 65 millions years ago. Nearby, a Medieval aqueduct and the Hermitage of San Ambrosio, on Monte Calvo. Following SS289, we enter the Regional Park of Monte Cucco, including ancient hermitages like San Girolamo, Ss. Emiliano e Bartolomeo in Congiuntoli, Santa Maria di Sitria and the benedictine abbey of Sant’Andrea. All of them deserve a visit, to admire their mystical fascination, their Romanesque architecture, and the surrounding natural landscapes.+

The regional Park of Colfiorito. Our trip continues towards South (SS3 towards Fossato di Vico, Gualdo Tadino, Nocera Umbra), leading us to the Regional Park of Colfiorito: a 850 acres plateau, 250 of which taken up by a marshland, abounding in wildlife. Colfiorito is also famous for its typical produces (lentils, red potatoes, chick peas, grass peas, spelt), often sold by local farmers, directly along the roads. About 15 miles from Colfiorito (SS77 towards località Casette di Cupigliolo, then towards frazione Pisenti, Collelungo, Capodaqua, Pieve Fanonica, Valtopina), Collepino is a tiny village, belonging to the Park of Mount Subasio and perfectly preserved with its scenic “piazzetta”.+

Spello: art, religion and gastronomy. Now we go down for 4 miles towards Spello (via Subasio), which stands on the top of a hill, at the feet of Mount Subasio. In the well-preserved Medieval walls, four gates and a Roman arch are still the only accesses to the center. The main monument is the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, with the extraordinary Cappella Baglioni, frescoed by Pinturicchio. The most typical event in Spello is the “infiorata”, taking place during the feast of Corpus Christi, when streets are embellished by pictures, entirely composed by flowers laid upon the pavement. Another occasion for visiting Spello is the festival dedicated to its most renown produce, olive oil: “L’Oro di Spello” (at the beginning of December). After visiting the Museo Emilio Greco (c/o Palazzo Comunale | piazza della Repubblica), we end our trip in Porta dell’Arce, with its panoramic terrace, open towards the Umbrian countryside at sunset. The nearby Villa Fidelia is a fine XIX century building with a wide park, now hosting concerts and art exhibitions. Assis can be reached through SS75.+