Perugia | Terni | Assisi | Gubbio | Foligno | Spoleto | Orvieto | Amelia | Todi | Trasimeno | Norcia-Cascia | C. Castello
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Historical outline of Amelia Cato dated the foundation of Amelia to 1134 BC but recent archaeology suggests it is a good deal older. Its magnificent city walls - of massive unmortared tufa blocks - are Etruscan, dating from about 400 BC, and throughout the town there are traces of its later history, as a Roman industrial centre known as 'Ameria' specializing in pottery. It became a Christian bishopric in 344 AD but two hundred years later it suffered the fate of most ancient Umbrian towns in being sacked and virtually destroyed by Totila, King of the Ostrogoths, and his barbarian hordes.   What to see at Amelia - Roman house in Via Farrattini - Roman baths (third century AD) - Palazzo Farrattini (built 1520 by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger) - Palazzo Petrignani (sixteenth century) - Church of Sant'Agostino (fourteenth century) - Palazzo Comunale (housing archaeological remains) - Cathedral (rebuilt 1629) - Loggia dei Battitori - Church of Santi Filippo e Giacomo - Church of San Francesco Feasts and festivals in Amelia - May: season of organ concerts in city churches - September: Agricultural machinery fair - November: Feast of patron saint, S. Firminia At Fornole - August: Horse races and Fair celebrating traditional crafts and medieval folklore How to Get There By car - Autostrada A1 Rome-Florence, exit Orte, follow main Orte-Terni road to Amelia exit. By train - Rome-Ancona line to Narni Scalo; - Rome-Florence line to Orte or Attigliano By air - International flights to Rome or Florence - Internal flights to Perugia. |
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Perugia | Terni | Assisi | Gubbio | Foligno | Spoleto | Orvieto | Amelia | Todi | Trasimeno | Norcia-Cascia | C. Castello
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