Perhaps I dedicate too much attention to Umbria, but I just can't resist them: all these beautiful towns, next to each other, that welcome gladly all tourists. Umbria is full of it: Perugia, Orvieto, Spoleto, Gubbio and many others who deserve at least a stop. As well as Todi, which I would like to tell you about.
Coming to Todi by car, leave it at the parking lot located outside the walls, at the Porta Orvietana, and take the cable car. It will allow you to avoid parking problems, visit the city calmly and admire the view of the surrounding hills.
The cable car stops in the Oberdan Gardens, from which you must continue towards the living room of Todi, the splendid Piazza del Popolo, which is striking not only for the fact of being beautiful, but also for be flat (while all the streets are all up and down). The square is also the heart of the city surrounded by the most beautiful palaces of Todi.
Here is also the Duomo, and not far away stands the Temple of San Fortunato where Jacopone da Todi is buried. The tower of the church is clearly visible from afar, along with the characteristic domes of another church, S. Maria della Consolazione (it's up to you to choose the churches to visit, but you can't miss these two). Also head to the Lucrezie Monastery, which from the cloister offers one of the most beautiful views of the city.
The origins of Todi date back to antiquity. Time has erased the traces of the Etruscans, but the Romans are always present. In fact, under Todi, and precisely under the Piazza del Popolo, the parallel world develops: over 5 km of tunnels and galleries, more than 30 pre-Roman, Roman and medieval cisterns, 500 wells from various eras .
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