No, it isn't a puppet show.......It's....(can I have a drumroll please??)
SPOLETO!!!! YAY!!!
In addition to the aforementioned Ponte and Fortezza (also lovingly referred to as a Rocca) hang on, photos to follow.....
we also have a lovely chiesa....
lovely both outside .......
and inside.......
ahhhhh, now what would you pay???
I finally managed to get a focussed shot of the ceiling fresco..... this was no easy feat, trust me!
Spoleto has a delightful park with breathtaking panoramic vistas....
In addition to the aforementioned Ponte and Fortezza (also lovingly referred to as a Rocca) hang on, photos to follow.....
we also have a lovely chiesa....
lovely both outside .......and inside.......
ahhhhh, now what would you pay???
I finally managed to get a focussed shot of the ceiling fresco..... this was no easy feat, trust me!
Spoleto has a delightful park with breathtaking panoramic vistas....
the Rocca is visible from the park as well....
I spoletiani call it Fortezza Arnoz on account of the ex-owner of said fortezza.....
my friend Françoise (whom I met at the train station in Perugia.... completely unplanned!) and I took a trip into the Fortezza which sadly, was used as a jail for quite some time; in fact, up until very recently. Many of the freschi were destroyed by either the state constructing cells or the inmates being bored to bits.....well, we weren't permitted to take pictures inside the Fortezza. The whole trip is rather interesting: the "tour" lasts about 45 minutes and is guided: the museum-goers are taken through the rooms that were previously palatial, then incarceratory, and now some are used for important town functions such as official gatherings and the like, and its obvious function as museum. So anyway, they take you up this hill (and steep too!) in a small bus....trust me when I tell you that long winding roads in Italy were not meant to accomodate vehicular traffic....not to mention the fact that this is, after all, a FORTRESS and I suppose that they probably did not want just anybody to have easy access to their fortress and whatnot, but I digress.....anyway, after this short but very bumpy ride, (which really now, would have taken ten minutes to walk and it wasn't like it was too cold or something but whatever......this is Italia we don't ask these sorts of questions here) we arrive at the fortress which is locked....of course the tour guide has keys and you enter into the courtyard from which you can see the six original towers (and of course none of them were open but the tour guide informed us that if we come back tomorrow, the inaugural opening will take place...thanks lady, but I'm only here for the day) so anyway, after said tour of the fortress, which was quite interesting and educational.....
we walked around in the park a bit.....and found......(another drumroll please) the PONTE!!!!!!
view from one side.......
and from the other side.....
this was an aqueduct once upon a time......and is still a functioning bridge actually......apparently, people take their evening passeggiata (stroll) here quite frequently.....
Spoleto (like all Italian towns) has the best strade strette..... (narrow streets that is)
and the coolest time-keeping devices!!!
I spoletiani call it Fortezza Arnoz on account of the ex-owner of said fortezza.....
my friend Françoise (whom I met at the train station in Perugia.... completely unplanned!) and I took a trip into the Fortezza which sadly, was used as a jail for quite some time; in fact, up until very recently. Many of the freschi were destroyed by either the state constructing cells or the inmates being bored to bits.....well, we weren't permitted to take pictures inside the Fortezza. The whole trip is rather interesting: the "tour" lasts about 45 minutes and is guided: the museum-goers are taken through the rooms that were previously palatial, then incarceratory, and now some are used for important town functions such as official gatherings and the like, and its obvious function as museum. So anyway, they take you up this hill (and steep too!) in a small bus....trust me when I tell you that long winding roads in Italy were not meant to accomodate vehicular traffic....not to mention the fact that this is, after all, a FORTRESS and I suppose that they probably did not want just anybody to have easy access to their fortress and whatnot, but I digress.....anyway, after this short but very bumpy ride, (which really now, would have taken ten minutes to walk and it wasn't like it was too cold or something but whatever......this is Italia we don't ask these sorts of questions here) we arrive at the fortress which is locked....of course the tour guide has keys and you enter into the courtyard from which you can see the six original towers (and of course none of them were open but the tour guide informed us that if we come back tomorrow, the inaugural opening will take place...thanks lady, but I'm only here for the day) so anyway, after said tour of the fortress, which was quite interesting and educational.....
we walked around in the park a bit.....and found......(another drumroll please) the PONTE!!!!!!
view from one side.......
and from the other side.....
this was an aqueduct once upon a time......and is still a functioning bridge actually......apparently, people take their evening passeggiata (stroll) here quite frequently.....
Spoleto (like all Italian towns) has the best strade strette..... (narrow streets that is)
and the coolest time-keeping devices!!!
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