Spoleto, in Roman times, held a strategic geographical position. In 774, it became part of the Holy Roman Empire.
The Roman ruins include a Roman theater, Roman arches and a part of the Roman road.
The Duomo was begun in 1100s and has an unusual feature of eight Rosettes. The mosaic floors were a delight. You have to pay coins for lights for 20 seconds on the fresco paintings. There were collection boxes throughout the church.
“So he (Jesus) made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.” John 2:15 NIV
The Gothic Ponte delle Torri has towers that defend the bridge built in the fourteenth century. It was both a bridge and an aquaduct which led to the Rocca, a Papal fortress. It was damaged severely in the 1916 earthquake.
Paulo said, “It is closed now because we get more money to fix it if it is closed.” Italian humor.
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