{"id":15532,"date":"2024-05-09T11:27:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T09:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.borgosanvalentino.it\/spello\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T18:44:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:44:30","slug":"spello","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.borgosanvalentino.it\/en\/spello\/","title":{"rendered":"Spello"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15532\" class=\"elementor elementor-15532 elementor-9245\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55bc024 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"55bc024\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5abf0b6\" data-id=\"5abf0b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b1e599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b1e599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Spello retains the traces of its long Roman and Lombard history, founded by the Umbrians. In Roman times, it was called &#8220;Hispellum&#8221; and was declared by Augustus as &#8220;Splendidissima Colonia Julia.&#8221; After the fall of the Roman Empire, it was destroyed by the Goths of Totila and became part of the Grand Duchy of Spoleto.<\/p><p>In the 12th century, it became an independent municipality and experienced a period of intense artistic activity, enriched by Renaissance masterpieces by Pinturicchio, Perugino, and Niccol\u00f2 di Liberatore, known as l&#8217;Alunno.<\/p><p>Spello boasts a well-preserved Roman-era city wall, within which are three particularly important gates:<\/p><p>Porta Consolare, the main entrance to the Roman city, with a medieval square tower and three Republican marble statues.<br \/>Porta Venere, distinguished by three arched openings and flanked by two towers, known as the Towers of Propertius.<br \/>Porta Urbica, topped by a small watchtower.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f7eea0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"0f7eea0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea5a715\" data-id=\"ea5a715\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c79c90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c79c90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Also known as the collegiate church, it is divided into two parts: on the right is the Prioral Palace, and on the left is the Palace of the Canons, which houses the Civic Pinacoteca. Built with a single nave and a Latin cross plan, it features a valuable Deruta majolica floor (second half of the 16th century), the Baglioni Chapel frescoed by Pinturicchio, and the Chapel of the Sacrament.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Tega Chapel<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Consisting of a single rectangular room, it hosts decorations by Niccol\u00f2 di Liberatore, known as l&#8217;Alunno.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffa4d4b\" data-id=\"ffa4d4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89326d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_slider\" data-id=\"89326d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11e6efb\" data-id=\"11e6efb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e307cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e307cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Civic Pinacoteca<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Housed within the Palace of the Canons, a building adjacent to the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Maggiore.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Church of Sant\u2019Andrea<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Dating back to 1025, inside it houses The Madonna in Throne with Saints, an oil painting on panel by Pinturicchio.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Villa dei Mosaici<\/strong><\/span><br \/>One of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries in Umbria, the Roman Villa of Spello is famous for its mosaics: human figures, scenes of daily life, wild and fantastic animals, geometric decorations, and stone carpets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spello retains the traces of its long Roman and Lombard history, founded by the Umbrians. In Roman times, it was called &#8220;Hispellum&#8221; and was declared by Augustus as &#8220;Splendidissima Colonia Julia.&#8221; After the fall of the Roman Empire, it was destroyed by the Goths of Totila and became part of the Grand Duchy of Spoleto. 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