MONTELEONE
DI SPOLETO
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Monteleone di Spoleto |
Monteleone is the site of one of the most outstanding archaeological finds in the area.
Early this century at Colle del Capitano, just a short distance from the town, a finely wrought bronze chariot dating from Etruscan times was found by pure chance.
The original is now in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, but a copy can be seen in Monteleone.
Research has confirmed the antiquity and the importance of the site.
However, Monteleone owes its present appearance to the Middle Ages, when this castle on the hillside stood as a last bastion at the head of the Corno valley where the Papal State bordered the Kingdom of Naples.
Now "the Lion of the Appenines", as it was known in days of old, has earned new renown as a health resort and as a source of excellent truffles and spelt grain.
worth seeing ....
The Clock Tower
The Town Walls and the Main Gateway
The Colle del Capitano chariot
St. Francis' Church
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