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Arco Druso in SpoletoSpoleto Festival in June and July
Spoleto is an attractive destination all-year-round, a peaceful hilltown with a fine cathedral, interesting sights and pleasant walks. But it is during June and July that Spoleto comes to life. The Festival dei Due Mondi (Festival of Two Worlds) takes over the historic town centre, with high-quality performing arts events taking place throughout Spoleto. Churches, piazzas and theatres are turned into festival venues, the streets are thronged and accommodation is fully-booked.
Spoleto, a Roman colony and subsequently a Lombard Duchy, is built on a hill at the top of which (the Acropolis) Theodoric the Great (454-526) erected a Castle. This was strengthened with towers by Cardinal Albornoz in his reconquest of the Papal State in the XIVth century. In 1860 Major O'Reilly with 300 Irish Guards gallantly fought the Piedmontese. The Castle was used as a prison until very recent years. A careful restoration is bringing back the original structure and many paintings.
