The magnificent gorge and medieval walls that surround Spoleto (spo-LEH-toh; pop. 38,000) shelter a town full of Roman ruins and friendly locals. Travelers have always admired Spoleto’s dramatic gorge, spanned by the 14th-century Ponte delle Torri, but it wasn’t until 1958 that Spoleto’s tourist industry took off. In that year, the Italian composer Giancarlo Menotti selected the city as the trial site for a summer arts festival, and his Festival dei Due Mondi (Festival of Two Worlds) has attracted summer visitors there ever since.
Trains: The station (☎ 0743 48 516) is in P. Polvani. Ticket window open M-F 7:10-11am and 2-5pm. To: Ancona (2hr., 12 per day 6:16am-10:09pm, €8.20); Assisi (40-60min., 19 per day 5:40am-10:09pm ...more
Piazza della Libertà is most easily accessible from the train station. Take a white and orange SITA bus (direct to centro, €0.90). Buy tickets in the station at the newsstand, marked with a ...more
Well-priced options clutter the centro ’s periphery, but finding accommodations during the summer music festival may be more trying. Contact Conspoleto, P. della Libertà 7, for help finding ...more
Rare is the Spoleto restaurant that doesn’t boast its own version of the town’s signature dish: strengozzi alla spoletina, a zesty take on pasta with tomato sauce. Other specialties include ...more
Rocca Albornoziana And Ponte Delle Torri. The Rocca, a papal fortress up V. Saffi from P. del Duomo, was a high-security prison until 1982. During WWII, 94 Italian and Slovenian prisoners staged ...more
Down Corso Garibaldi, crowds gather in the early evening in the busy Piazza Vittoria where cafes serve aperitivo buffets and dish up creamy gelato. Young people and couples hang out on the piazza &rsquo ...more
From Spoleto, take a train to Trevi. Dir: Perugia or Ancona, 10min., 17 per day 12:10am-10:09pm, €1.75. From the station, take an orange municipal bus to town. Buses run to P. Mazzini, the main ...more
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