Transcript of Spello (italy)
- 1. Adriana
- 2. Spello, recognized as one of the most beautiful villages in
Italy, is a town of about 8,500inhabitants. It is situated in the
province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the lowersouthern
flank of Mt. Subasio. It is 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Foligno and 10 km (6
mi) SSE ofAssisi.It was founded by the Umbri tribe, but has many
Roman remains: the city walls, thegates and the remains of an
amphitheatre, located outside the urban core along thevia Centrale
Umbria.During Roman times, it was called Hispellum, and was
protected by city walls; the townwas much bigger than the current
one. Over the centuries it gained considerableimportance, so as to
be declared "Splendissima Colonia Julia"; it was devastated by
thebarbarians loosing much of the prestige it had reached. In a
later period, after havingbeen part of the Duchy of Spoleto, Spello
became an independent town with its ownlaws. In 1389, when it was
under the Papal State, the town was ruled by the Baglionifamily
until the mid-sixteenth century; Spello then followed the fate of
the rest of theregion.In the streets of this beautiful Umbrian
village, many events are held throughout theyear, such as the
Floral festival of Corpus Christi in the months of May-June. On
theeve of Corpus Christi, the participants gather together to
create, in under 24 hours, areal works of art made with fresh
flowers; these works can be seen during theSaturday, until the
procession of Corpus Christi on the Sunday morning.