Spello

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

WikiRomaWikiPanorama di Spello CC BY-SA 4.0
AttiliosSpello - Porta di Venere CC BY-SA 3.0
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Mongolo1984Cammino Francescano della Marca, Spello, Chiesa della Santissima Trinità 02 CC BY-SA 4.0
Mongolo1984Cammino Francescano della Marca, Spello, Chiesa di San Lorenzo Martire 02 CC BY-SA 4.0
Mongolo1984Cammino Francescano della Marca, Spello, Santa Maria di Vallegloria 02 CC BY-SA 4.0
Fiat 500eChurch of San Lorenzo (Spello)CC BY 4.0
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Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, GermanyPorta Consolare, Spello, Italy (45448626222)CC BY-SA 2.0
b.roveranSan Claudio (Spello)CC BY 2.0
Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, GermanySpello (Hispellum), Italy (30606152607)CC BY-SA 2.0
Diego BaglieriSpello - Chiesa di Sant'Andrea - 006 CC BY-SA 4.0

Augustus made Hispellum a Roman colony, and its Augustan walls and gates still frame the town on the lower slopes of Monte Subasio, between Assisi and Foligno. The old centre climbs a ridge from Porta Consolare, where an old olive tree grows on top of the clock tower. Inside, Pinturicchio frescoed the Baglioni chapel, and each Corpus Domini the streets are carpeted with flowers.

Highlights

Pinturicchio's frescoes in the Baglioni chapel of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Infiorate: flower carpets laid along the streets for Corpus Domini
Porta Venere, flanked by the twelve-sided towers of Properzio
Late Roman mosaic floors at the Villa dei Mosaici museum
The ruins of the Roman amphitheatre (IT)

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Spello (IT), Spello (EN)), Wikivoyage (Spello). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 8,264

Things to see

Events through the year

Subasio con Gusto Food and wine · March
Feast of Saint Felix Religious · 18 May
Infiorata of Spello Religious · Corpus Domini (late May or June)Streets covered overnight with flower-petal pictures of sacred subjects
I Giorni delle Rose Seasonal · June
Roman festival Historical · Late summerPeriod costumes, classical Roman theatre and a Roman dinner
Summer festival Music and arts · AugustFree concerts, art exhibitions and archaeological tours
SpelloPhotoFest Music and arts · September
Festa della Bruschetta Food and wine · November or DecemberNew olive oil served on local bread with traditional dishes
Via dei Presepi Seasonal · 8 December to 8 JanuaryNativity scenes set up in lanes and churches across the village

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Spello), Wikivoyage (Spello (EN), Spello (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Translated and adapted from open data: Eventi e manifestazioni in Umbria, Regione Umbria (CC BY 4.0).

Local food & wine

Spello olive oilOlive oilFresh oil after the harvest, which starts in late October
Takeaway2014 Bruschetta The Larder Chiang Mai CC BY-SA 4.0
BruschettaDishBread with the new oil, honoured at the November festival

Adapted from Wikivoyage (Spello (EN), Spello (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

21 places to stay within 3 km

Hotels 10
B&Bs and guest houses 9
Hostels 1
Campsites 1

Nearby member villages

Bevagna · 8.2 km
Montefalco · 11 km
Trevi · 14 km
Bettona · 15 km
Nocera Umbra · 16 km