Orte - First stop of the tour for breakfast and a quick visit to the Roman underground aqueduct

Roccaporena - Roccaporena is a hamlet of the municipality of Cascia (about 6 kilometers away), situated over 700 meters high in a beautiful natural setting. It has been a pilgrimage destination for years, as Saint Rita was born here in 1381. Her life and works are celebrated in various places and ways. You can visit her birthplace, the church where she married, the rock of Santa Rita, and the place where she prayed.

Cascia - Visit the Basilica and Monastery of St. Rita of Cascia. St. Rita is one of the most revered saints in the Catholic Church, symbolized by roses and figs. The Basilica was built in 1937 and consecrated in 1947, while the monastery where she lived for forty years was rebuilt in the 18th century and houses Augustinian nuns.

Spoleto - An important fortified center of the Umbrians, it became a Roman colony and later a municipality (90 BC). After the Roman Empire fell, it was garrisoned by Theodoric, king of the Visigoths, and later by the Byzantine Belisarius. Totila conquered it, and the Byzantine Narses rebuilt it. In the early medieval period, it was the capital of the Lombard Duchy. In 1155, Federico Barbarossa conquered and destroyed it. After various conflicts between Guelphs and Ghibellines, Cardinal Albornoz reconquered it for the Church, making it a significant center of the Papal State. The city’s main monument is the Cathedral, built in the 12th century in Romanesque style, featuring a large Byzantine-style mosaic (1207) on the façade. Inside, there is a fresco of the Madonna and Saints by Pinturicchio, a bronze bust of Urban VIII by Bernini, and an extraordinary cycle of frescoes by Filippo Lippi.

La Rocca - Rocca Alborziana is a medieval fortress atop Sant’Elia hill, overlooking Spoleto. It is the main bastion of the fortification system built by Pope Innocent VI to strengthen the Church’s military authority in central Italy, anticipating the papal seat’s return to Rome after seventy years in Avignon.

Duomo di Spoleto - The Duomo is the city’s most important monument. Built in the 12th century in Romanesque style, its façade features a large Byzantine-style mosaic (1207). Inside, there is a fresco of the Madonna and Saints by Pinturicchio, a bronze bust of Urban VIII by Bernini, and an extraordinary cycle of frescoes by Filippo Lippi. The 12th-century church of Sant’Eufemia, an interesting Romanesque building, overlooks the staircase leading to Piazza Duomo. Other notable sites include the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, the abbey of San Ponziano, the 13th-century church of San Domenico, the church of San Nicolò, and the Town Hall. The church of San Paolo inter vineas (10th century) features an important cycle of 13th-century frescoes, while the church of San Pietro, dating back to the 5th century, has a splendid Romanesque façade with extraordinary bas-reliefs.

Teatro Romano - The Roman Theater, built in the latter half of the 1st century BC, is located just inside the city walls and was used until the 4th century. A deep crack, possibly caused by an earthquake, appeared in the steps during Roman times. In the Early Middle Ages, the church of S. Agata and the Corvi family’s palace were built on the scene. In 1320, four hundred Guelphs were imprisoned and killed in the theater’s corridors, which were used as a prison. In 1395, Benedictine nuns settled in Palazzo Corvi, and the theater, now underground, became the monastery’s cloister.

Mura di Spoleto - Spoleto, a well-preserved medieval city, boasts intact Roman gate ruins around the city. Porta San Pietro or Porta Monterone, at the end of the street of the same name, is still well-preserved with a double arch and adorned with four high-reliefs, the city’s coats of arms.