waterfall
Cascata delle Marmore
A 165-meter man-made waterfall created by the ancient Romans in 271 BC, now one of Italy's most impressive cascades.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Spoleto
Umbria, Italy · Europe
About Spoleto
Spoleto is worth a stop: 10 minutes from San Martino in Trignano, 21km from Cascata delle Marmore.
Spoleto is in Umbria, Italy, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is San Martino in Trignano, about 6 km away.
Spoleto (, also US: , UK: , Italian: [spoˈleːto]; Latin: Spoletium) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines.
It is 20 km (12 mi) south of Trevi, 29 km (18 mi) north of Terni, 63 km (39 mi) southeast of Perugia; 212 km (132 mi) southeast of Florence;Read more
and 126 km (78 mi) north of Rome.
Founded by the Umbri in the 10th century BC and later taken by the Etruscans, it became a Roman colony in 241 BC.
Under Lombard rule, Spoleto became the seat of the Duchy of Spoleto in 576, controlling much of central Italy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Spoleto?
Within an hour or so of Spoleto: Cascata delle Marmore (21 km), Norcia (29 km), Assisi (38 km), Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (39 km).
Are there any good drives near Spoleto?
The nearest famous roads are Campo Imperatore, Appian Way and Pescara Circuit.
Where is Spoleto?
Spoleto is in Umbria, Italy, about 6 km from San Martino in Trignano.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 19,266
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Umbria
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 42.7407, 12.7390
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Spoleto
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Norcia
A walled mountain town in Umbria celebrated as the birthplace of St. Benedict and as Italy's capital of black truffles.
29 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Assisi
The birthplace of St. Francis, featuring the magnificent Basilica with Giotto's frescoes set against the slopes of Monte Subasio.
38 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
A 13th-century basilica housing Giotto's frescoes and the tomb of St. Francis, a major pilgrimage destination.
39 km · about 45 min drive
photogenic
Castelluccio di Norcia
Hilltop hamlet at 1,452 m above the Piano Grande plateau, where lentil fields erupt into a patchwork bloom of red, blue and gold each June-July (La Fiorita). The drive up from Norcia across the karst plain is one of the Apennines' great reveals.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo
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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Orvieto
A dramatic Umbrian hill town perched atop volcanic tufa cliffs, crowned by one of Italy's most ornate Gothic cathedrals.
51 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
La Scarzuola
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.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Spoleto
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 75 kmCampo ImperatoreA vast high-altitude plateau beneath the Gran Sasso peaks, an 'Little Tibet' drive in Abruzzo's national park.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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