Spello: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 62 - 78 Nuovo Albergo Il Portonaccio
 Nuovo Albergo Il Portonaccio offers free parking in the historic centre of Spello, famous for the frescoes by Pinturicchio and Perugino. All rooms fea… MoreEUR 100 - 300 La Bastiglia
 La Bastiglia is set in a peaceful and panoramic location in the historical centre of the medieval village of Spello just 5 km from Assisi.
Housed i… MoreEUR 70 - 200 Hotel Palazzo Bocci
 In the historic town of Spello, Hotel Palazzo Bocci offers air conditioned rooms and free parking. The lounge areas feature free Wi-Fi and impressive … MoreEUR 65 - 120 Albergo Il Cacciatore
 Albergo Il Cacciatore offers large rooms and a terrace overlooking the Umbrian valley. It is located in the medieval centre of Spello, between the cit… MoreEUR 30 - 130 Albergo del Teatro
 Albergo del Teatro is located along Via Giulia in Spello´s historic centre, and is set in an 18th-century theatre. It has a terrace which offers… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spello: Guide
Spello (in Antiquity: Hispellum) is an ancient town and comune (township) of Italy, in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the lower southern flank of Mt. Subasio. It is 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Foligno and 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Assisi.
The old walled town lies on a regularly NW-SE sloping ridge that eventually meets the plain. From the top of the ridge, Spello commands a good view of the Umbrian plain towards Perugia; at the bottom of the ridge, the town spills out of its walls into a small modern section (or Borgo) served by the rail line from Rome to Florence via Perugia.
History
Main sights
The densely-inhabited town, built of stone, is of decidedly medieval aspect, and is enclosed in a circuit of medieval walls on Roman foundations, including three Roman or Late Antique gates and traces of three more, as well several medieval gates. Spello boasts about two dozen small churches, most of them medieval: the most important are:
S. Maria Maggiore (13th century), with a very fine chapel frescoed by Pinturicchio.
S. Andrea.
S. Lorenzo.
S. Claudio (11th century or earlier), an elegant building with a rose window and votive frescoes, said to have been built on the remains of a Roman temple.
In the plain, near S. Claudio, are the remains of a semi-excavated Roman amphitheater; and a small valley to the east of the town is remarkable for its traces of Roman centuriation.
Beyond the town proper, the comunes chief monuments are the church of S. Silvestro at Collepino, and the church of the Madonna della Spella' with late-medieval votive frescoes and graffiti.
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(including Urbini's Spello, Bevagna, Montefalco)
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