Spello: Umbria’s flower town & amazing views
Spello is one of the romantic and cute little hill towns of Umbria. Contrary to others like Trevi it does not sit on a hill but stretches upwards on the south eastern slope of Monte Subasio, south of Assisi. It is a beautiful town, ideal to spend the day especially from spring to summer because literally almost every house in the centre is decorated with flower pots and other plants. From this aspect I found Spello lovely but somehow “all dressed up”. It can get too much for the eyes after a day. Many crafts shops line the roads especially with ceramic arts or galleries. The town has ancient origins, dating back to the times of the Umbri and Etruscans and later the Romans and many buildings are said to have been built on the remains of ancient temples. The town wall is almost intact and loosened up here and there with town gates, many of them being still intact. Up on the highest point...
