"Umbria - Le Marche" Top 5 Page for this destination Italy Travelogue by iandsmith

Italy Travel Guide: 83,973 reviews and 173,225 photos

Spoleto

Wandering the back streets of this lovely town is a delight. Variations in architecture, unexpected piazzas, narrow alleyways plus all the usual churches. Then it has a castle and aqueduct to add to your delight.

Love that castle

Yes, another shot of one of my all time favourites, the castle at San Leo.

Timeless architecture

A wall for all seasons

I first saw this type of thing in Prague and later in Germany. This wall clock in Spoleto also intrigued me.

Perugia

Outstanding fountain

Fontana Maggiore, the centrepiece of the Piazza IV Novembre, created by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano in the 13th century.

The river near Grotte d' Frasassi

The walls of Urbino

Classic lines of an Italian hilltop town where the buildings overlook the mediaeval fortifications.

Another road, another ruin

It doesn't seem to matter where you drive in Italy, somewhere you look there will be an evocative ruin of indeterminate age that you wished you had time to go and have a look at. This one is in Le Marche, en route to San Leo.

Bassano Inferiore

Faded glory

Somewhere just north of Spoleto and south of Lago Trasimeno lies a nondescript village called Bassano Inferiore. It has the evocative outlines of castle walls from times past. In the late afternoon, just before evening fell, the last rays picked it out and beckoned me come thither.
So it was I found myself up a country lane with camera in hand, taking a picture of the chiesa with the old castle in the background.
Subsequent enquiries led to nowhere, not even "Google" could help. The fading past has faded, oblivion beckons.

Page Updated May 28, 2004
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breughel Apr 7, 2012 at 10:50 AM Report Abuse

After a start with Herculaneum I followed you through your Italy page.
I also met many monuments that were "chiuso" even when there was no "sciopero".
I had never read the word "Gory" and learned that it means full of or characterized by bloodshed and violence; good title for the Colosseo!
globetrott Apr 4, 2012 at 5:10 PM Report Abuse

great infos and excellent pics and a lot of updates again! Italy is such a great place and offers a great variety of different sights !
acommon1 Sep 11, 2010 at 7:03 PM Report Abuse

Very helpful.
BruceDunning Mar 7, 2010 at 11:08 AM Report Abuse

I absolutely am enthralled with your comments of the straight forward facts of this country "made for tourists". I have been there 67-8 times, and more to see but always aware of your commentary. Great work.
eriksson977 Mar 30, 2009 at 5:07 AM Report Abuse

Outstanding pages from Italy. I just came back from Italy last week. Tomas Eriksson :)
WPThayer Sep 7, 2008 at 5:56 PM Report Abuse

That should be Bazzano Inferiore, with 2 z's; that explains the Google failure.
timada Sep 4, 2008 at 4:49 AM Report Abuse

Beautiful places ...never heard of .
volopolo Sep 1, 2008 at 3:29 AM Report Abuse

Great info! Italy has million attractions! Nice job! Keep traveling! Nikos
Trekki Mar 8, 2008 at 12:52 AM Report Abuse

YESSIR - I am right here !! Oh well, I have found many sights to see for my next trip and also inspirations for future ones :-)) Thanks for inspiring me - I need a lifetime to see this all. But Rome, Napoli and Trentino are now on my list as well :-)
Nemorino Mar 2, 2008 at 9:14 AM Report Abuse

Me again, returning to read more of your fine tips on Italy. I've seen operas based on Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso", but never such a weird garden of sculptures. That paper museum in Amalfi sounds fascinating, but I'm glad I never had to work there.