Umbria, Italy · Europe
Amelia is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Lugnano in Teverina, 24km from Cascata delle Marmore.
Amelia is in Umbria, Italy, with about 5,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Lugnano in Teverina, about 8 km away.
Amelia Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Amelia, Cattedrale di Santa Firmina) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Amelia in the province of Terni, Umbria, Italy. It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Amelia, in existence from not later than the 5th century, but since 1983 has been a co-cathedral in the Diocese ofRead more
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Amelia Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Firmina, was built originally in 872. That building was destroyed by the troops of Emperor Frederick II in the 13th century, and was rebuilt in Gothic style. That building too was destroyed, by a fire in 1629, and was reconstructed in Baroque form. The present façade of pink cotto was completed only in the 19th century, after a destructive earthquake in 1822.
The cathedral has a Latin cross groundplan and a single nave. The relics of Saints Firmina and Olimpiade, the patron saints of the city, are preserved here. In a side-chapel are two Turkish banners captured at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.
A number of notable works of art are housed here, including a depiction of the Last Supper (1538) painted by Giovanni Francesco Perini, the tomb of the Geraldini (1476) by Agostino di Duccio, a Madonna and Child attributed to Antoniazzo Romano, the Chapel of the Farattini containing among other items the funerary monument of Baldo Farrattini (bishop of Amelia 1558-62) by Ippolito Scalza, and works by Niccolò Circignani, Federico or Taddeo Zuccari, and a modern copy of the stolen original of a "Martyrdom of Saint Firmina" by Lavinia Fontana. There is also an organ from 1600.
The campanile of the cathedral was erected in 1050 using fragments of Roman buildings.
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Within an hour or so of Amelia: Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo (16 km), Cascata delle Marmore (24 km), Civita di Bagnoregio (27 km), Orvieto (31 km).
The nearest famous roads are Appian Way, Campo Imperatore and Pescara Circuit.
Amelia is in Umbria, Italy, about 8 km from Lugnano in Teverina.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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The 16th-century 'Park of Monsters', a wooded valley of colossal mannerist grotesques: an ogre's mouth you walk into, a leaning house, war elephants carved from living bedrock. Ignored for centuries, adored by Salvador Dalí.
16 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
A 165-meter man-made waterfall created by the ancient Romans in 271 BC, now one of Italy's most impressive cascades.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A dying hilltop village in Lazio perched on an eroding volcanic plateau accessible only by a narrow pedestrian bridge.
27 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
A dramatic Umbrian hill town perched atop volcanic tufa cliffs, crowned by one of Italy's most ornate Gothic cathedrals.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
An ancient Umbrian town famous for its towering Roman aqueduct bridge, the Ponte delle Torri, and its annual arts festival.
33 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
Rome's historic racetrack, opened in 1951 north of the city and named after F1 pioneer Piero Taruffi. A staple of Italian GT racing with regular open track days for road drivers.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Surrealist 'ideal city' of stacked theatres, towers and esoteric symbols built by Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi from 1958 inside a Franciscan convent's grounds. Deep in rural Umbria and visitable by reservation only, it feels like walking into a dream.
44 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
The birthplace of St. Francis, featuring the magnificent Basilica with Giotto's frescoes set against the slopes of Monte Subasio.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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