From 25 June to 7 July guided tours, city trekking, an exhibition, family bike tours to celebrate the tenth anniversary
On 25 June 2021 the serial property Longobards in Italy. Places ot the power (568-774 A.D.) will celebrate the tenth year since its inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List, when it became the 46th Italian site to be inscribed, bringing to international attention an ancient and often little considered people.
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of UNESCO recognition, the Municipality of Spoleto is planning a series of initiatives that, starting on Friday 25 June, will involve the Basilica of San Salvatore, the National Museum of the Duchy of Spoleto at the Rocca Albornoz, the exhibition rooms of the former Monte di Pietà in Via Aurelio Saffi and, more generally, the area between Spoleto and Campello sul Clitunno.
It will be a path of knowledge through guided tours, city trekking, an exhibition, two family bike tours in the Spoleto Valley to discover the evidence of the Lombards in our territory.
Scheduled events from 25 June to 7 July:
Friday 25th June
*10 a.m. and 4 p.m. – Basilica of San Salvatore
guided tour from outside the monument | free of charge
the monument has been closed since 2017 due to the earthquake but through a glass panel you can admire the central nave from the outside in complete safety.
organised by coop. Sistema Museo | booking required
*10.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. – National Museum of the Duchy, Rocca Albornoz
guided tour | free of charge
you will discover the museum’s section housing the grave goods from the Lombard era and it will be possible to admire the cast of the relief of the Basilica of San Salvatore’s main portal, which will allow you to explore the theme of the use of spolia.
organised by coop. Museum System | booking required
*5 p.m. – ex Monte di Pietà exhibition halls, via Saffi
inauguration of the exhibition
SAN SALVATORE IMPERFECT HARMONIES
25 June – 15 August 2021 | open from Thursday to Sunday 10.30-13 | 16.30-19
organised by Comune di Spoleto | free entrance
Saturday 26th June
*4.30 p.m. – departure from Piazza della Libertà
city trekking On the tracks of the Longobards | free of charge
walk through the city of Spoleto, the ancient capital of the Lombard Duchy, to admire and explore the sites and historical traces that testify to the splendour of a city that became, for more than two centuries, a powerful ducal seat.
Programme and technical data:
walk to the Basilica of San Salvatore
duration about 3 hours
organised by La Spoletonorcia srl – reservation required
Sunday 27th June
*9.30 a.m. – departure from BiciGrill le Mattonelle
family bike tour in the Spoleto Valley of the Longobards with guided tour | free of charge
free entrance to the Tempietto del Clitunnno by the Municipality of Campello sul Clitunno a bike ride that combines the two UNESCO sites: the Basilica of San Salvatore in Spoleto and the Tempietto sul Clitunno. Refreshment stop and return to Spoleto.
Programme and technical data:
about 30 km, round trip
easy/medium level
*hours 9.30 departure in the direction of the Basilica of San Salvatore and then proceed along the cycle path to the Tempietto del Clitunno
minimum age of participants 14 years
possible rental at BiciGrill Le Mattonelle at least one hour before departure (ebike 50,00€ – city bike 25,00€)
organised by La Spoletonorcia srl | booking required
Sunday 4th July
*9.00 a.m. – departure from BiciGrill le Mattonelle
Expert bike tour Unesco Sites of Spoleto’s Valley with guided tour | payment required
a journey, pedal after pedal in the enchantment of the olive grove from Spoleto to Trevi with a visit to two UNESCO sites and the church of Santa Maria di Pietrarossa
Programme and technical data
approx. 45 km round trip
medium/high level
*9.00 a.m. departure towards the Basilica of San Salvatore
lunch stop to be defined
possible rental at BiciGrill Le Mattonelle at least one hour before departure (ebike 50,00€ – city bike 25,00€)
organised by the association SSD La Spoletonorcia srl | booking required
Wednesday 7th July
*11.00 a.m. – online conference SAN SALVATORE ARMONIE IMPERFETTE
YouTube Live by the Municipality of Spoleto
The meeting will be attended by the Extraordinary Commissioner of the Municipality of Spoleto Tiziana Tombesi, the President of the Associazione Italia Langobardorum Rossella del Prete and the architect Giorgio Flamini.
The conference will also include speeches by the technicians of the Raggruppamento Temporaneo Professionisti (RTP) Marco Balducci (engineer and RTP group leader), Margherita Agamennone Garibaldi (restorer and art historian) and Francesco Bartocci (engineer) who are working on the design for the seismic improvement of the basilica of San Salvatore.
The conference, which will be streamed live on the YouTube channel of the Municipality of Spoleto (https://bit.ly/3yi3Zxb) will be moderated by Angela Maria Ferroni, archaeologist from the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture.
