Tour to Todi

Ancient Umbrian town in the province of Perugia, from which it is 47 km. It rises to 411 a. s. l. on a picturesque hill, at the end of a ridge between the Naia and Rio torrents and the Tiber. The city still retains a characteristic medieval appearance, enclosed, in part, by triple walls, with narrow and winding streets, mainly on the slope; the main artery, Via di Borgo Ulpiano, Via Pianciani, Corso Cavour, with direction E.-O., leads from Porta Romana to Piazza V. Emanuele, the city center, on which stand the cathedral and an artistic complex of monumental buildings. Numerous remains of the Etruscan period of influence in which the city certainly reached a great splendor. At the 4th century B. C. some parts of the walls can be dated to rectangular blocks, similar to those of Perugia and Fiesole. The necropolis, whose remains were found especially in the locality “La Peschiera”, gave precious Etruscan bronzes, vases, terracotta, etc. The objects, dating between the century V and III a. C., are preserved in large part in the Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome and in the Archaeological Museum of Florence. From the surroundings of Todi comes the famous bronze statue of Mars (so-called Marte di Todi) preserved in the Vatican Museum: it is a work of cold elegance but of great technical perfection. The helmet is of restoration. An inscription in the Umbrian dialect says that the statue was voted by Ahal Trutitis. Remains of the Roman city are also noteworthy: in the Augustan age it is believed that the niches of the so-called Mercato Vecchio, a grandiose architectural construction with niches surmounted by a Doric frieze, can be found. The city also had a theater and an amphitheater of which some remains remain. In Roman times the walls were also restored. The outer circle of the walls of Todi, which contains the two other minor sites of antiquity, seems to have arisen in 1244.

The historic center of Todi has remained intact and allows visitors to appreciate many palaces and churches, dating back to different eras, all protected within a wall built in 1244, where to date still stand the ramparts and are visible doors that allowed entry into the city. Ultimately Todi is the right compromise between history, culture and nature that allows you to visit the city at any time of the year. Among the different events proposed throughout the year, two are worth noting in particular: Todi Arte Festival, (usually takes place the last week of July, proposing literary meetings, drama and opera, dances and music ethnic and not only) and Todinotte (in the beautiful evenings of July and August you can attend concerts of ethnic, folk and modern music, walking through the streets and squares of the city).