If you decide to visit Todi, you must be aware that in order to enjoy it, a good dose of patience, time and even physical training is required, because of its urban, architectural and landscape wealth!<\/p>\n
Before accessing the town, a few hundred metres from the town walls, one of the most noteworthy buildings of Todi stands out: the Tempio del Crocefisso<\/strong> (Crucifix Temple), South-East of Porta Romana (Roman Gate) was made monumental by Bishop Cesi in the Renaissance, the Church of St. Maria della Consolazione, <\/strong>South-West of the town, one of Bramante’s architectural gems and, finally, Montesanto Convent <\/strong>which can be reached through a tree-lined road, West of Porta Orvietana, and was built in the 16th century as a fortress to defend Todi inhabitants against the attacks by nearby Orvieto. Even more distant from the walls, approximately ten kilometres from the town, the above seven-thousand hectares of the Tiber River Park<\/strong> unfold. Here the Gole del Forello <\/strong>and di Prodo <\/strong>(Forello and Prodo Canyons) will gift you extraordinarily beautiful landscapes.<\/p>\n By crossing the first of the three well-preserved walls, you will feel like going back in time, walking along the curvy and steep alleys of an Old Town, crystallised in the Medieval shapes of the 13th century: with Piazza del Popolo <\/strong>(People’s Square), the heart of the town and architectural gem of Umbrian Renaissance, with the popular public palaces: del Popolo, del Capitano e dei Priori <\/strong>(People’s Palace, Captain’s Palace and Priors’ Palace) as monumental frame of the beautiful Cathedral<\/strong>, with the numerous Churches of different ages dotting the urban space, from the oldest St. Nicol\u00f2 de Criptis, St. Filippo, St. Stefano <\/strong>and St. Giorgio <\/strong>to the latest St. Prassede, St. Maria in Camuccia <\/strong>and Sts. Filippo and Giacomo <\/strong>where some of the most renowned Italian artists’ works are currently shielded<\/p>\n If you are drawn by ancient ruins, then the Civic Museum <\/strong>with the Pinacoteca <\/strong>(Municipal Picture Gallery)and the Lapidary Museum <\/strong>will fulfil your expectations, as well as the Roman Nicchioni <\/strong>nearby Piazza Garibaldi or the Scannabecco <\/strong>and Cesia Fountains.<\/strong><\/p>\n And certainly you will not get bored if you prefer staying in lines with the times by enjoying the modern shows at the Municipal Theatre <\/strong>or by visiting the Contemporary Art exhibitions<\/strong> along the town roads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you decide to visit Todi, you must be aware that in order to enjoy it, a good dose of patience, time and even physical training is required, because of its urban, architectural and landscape wealth! Before accessing the town, a few hundred metres from the town walls, one of the most noteworthy buildings of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4756,"parent":3917,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n