{"id":1389,"date":"2017-08-02T11:45:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T11:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bookingsforyou.com\/blog\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2025-02-04T10:17:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T10:17:51","slug":"spotlight-on-spello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookingsforyou.com\/blog\/spotlight-on-spello\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on: Spello"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

An ancient town and commune, Spello is located in the centre of Italy in the region of Umbria. Encased in medieval walls, the town is mostly built from Subasio marble \u2014 giving a gorgeous pink hue at sunrise and sunset.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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History<\/b><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Spello was originally known as the town of Hispellum, and became a Roman colony from the 1st Century BC. It is thought that the town was founded by Emperor Augustus, who founded a colony there as a reward for soldiers who fought for him in the Perusine War. Today, Spello is the most Roman of any town in modern Umbria; a survey of the upper town showed that 80% of the buildings lie on Roman foundations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Every year, Spello hosts its famous \u2018Infiorate\u2019 \u2014 held on the ninth Sunday after Easter to commemorate the Corpus Domini feast. The town\u2019s streets are filled with over sixty large flower murals, carpeting the narrow pavements and roads. The event was first described in the Municipal archives in 1831, although its actual origins are unknown. The floral artwork is then destroyed in the following procession led by the bishop later on the Sunday morning.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Architecture and Attractions<\/b><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Like many medieval walled towns, Spello is picturesque \u2014 but it still has some hidden gems for visitors to explore:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n