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The old walled town of Spello lies on a sloping ridge that runs down to the plain. From the top of the ridge, Spello commands a good view of the Umbrian plain towards Perugia.
The densely-inhabited town, built of stone, is predominantly medieval and is enclosed in a circuit of medieval walls on Roman foundations, including three Roman Late Antique gates (Porta Consolare, Porta di Venere and the "Arch of Augustus") and traces of three more.
Visitors are encouraged to view the remains of an amphitheater. Although many visitors are drawn to to the surrounding countryside, Spello boasts many sitesof cukltural interest, not least about two dozen small churches, most of them medieval
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Spello, Perugia
The old walled town of Spello lies on a sloping ridge that runs down to the plain. From the top of the ridge, Spello commands a good view of the Umbrian plain towards Perugia.
The densely-inhabited town, built of stone, is predominantly medieval and is enclosed in a circuit of medieval walls on Roman foundations, including three Roman Late Antique gates (Porta Consolare, Porta di Venere and the "Arch of Augustus") and traces of three more.
Visitors are encouraged to view the remains of an amphitheater. Although many visitors are drawn to to the surrounding countryside, Spello boasts many sitesof cukltural interest, not least about two dozen small churches, most of them medieval
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