Inside the theater

This is stillused during the big arts festival in the summer. It was covered up and a convent built on it in the 14th century or so. The convent became a woman's prison til the 1950s. It was then taken down and the theater restored.

Living in history

October 29th 2010
Day Four Rome to Spoleto We had a relaxed departure from Rome late Friday morning and took the 1.5 hour train ride into the hills of Umbria to the town of Spoleto. We hadn't realized it was the Todi Sainti holiday on Monday (All Saints Day) and had quite of bit of trouble booking rooms here in a hotel. Our plan was to stay in the hotel for two nights and then find an apartment to rent for a w ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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