Todi

Informations on Todi

The emblem of Todi represents an eagle, which according to the legend pointed to the hill on which would arise the city. In fact, the Umbrians had already started to build a city near the Tiber, but an eagle took with its claws a flag on which they were eating and brought it on the top of a hill; this event was listed as a divine intervention and the hill was chosen as the site on which to build Todi. when approaching the city you can understand the particularity of Todi, perched on a hill to dominate the plain below, where the river Tiber flows. Entering the city, you can fully appreciate the atmosphere between the medieval alleys and numerous artistic spots, which make it a must see for anyone interested in visiting Umbria.

The history of Todi

Todi was most likely inhabited by people of Umbria from the beginning of the first millennium BC, probably under the name Tutere, which means "border", between the lands of umbrians and those of Etruscan people. It was subdued by the Etruscans and then by Romans, who made a municipium of ut. After the Roman period, the city from the high Middle Ages became a border between the lands of the Pope and those of the Duchy of Spoleto. Later it became a free municipality and the city expanded, requiring the construction of a new wall around the Etruscan and Roman ones. The controlled territories expanded, reaching Orvieto, Marsciano and Alviano. Around 1230 in Todi its most illustrious son was born, Jacopone da Todi, one of the first poets in the vernacular. In recent years the city taken a very similar aspect to the current one, with the construction of municipal buildings, the Palazzo del Podesta, the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo and the Palazzo dei Priori, and across the square, the Duomo. In the next years the city came under the dominion of some lordships, after some repression following a rebellion against the papal power. Todi, like many other towns of Umbria, had to suffer the domain of Cardinal Albornoz, who also here built a fortress, residence of the papal legato, which was destroyed in the fifteenth century. Todi in the following years lost its importance for flourishing in 1500 due largely to Bishop Angelo Cesi. However, the decline had started and Todi remained under the direct domain of the Church up to the Reign of Italy.

Attractions in Todi

Places and monuments in Todi

Piazza del Popolo, in its elongated shape and closed by the volumes of monumental public buildings and the Duomo, is among the most singular achievements municipal Umbria. The place, where the Roman Forum was, is made up by the group of buildings of Palazzo dei Priori, Palazzo del Podesta and the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, and by the religious complex, made up of the Duomo and from behind the Episcopal Palace.

Accomodations in Todi:

Bed and breakfast Porta Fratta in Todi

Bed and breakfast Asprolisette in Todi

Farmhouse Tenuta Di Fiore in Todi

Farmhouse La Fattoria Dei Montanari in Todi

Rooms Villa Sobrano in Todi

Farmhouse Casale Delle Lucrezie in Todi

Farmhouse Tra Cielo E Terra in Todi

Bed and breakfast Castello Di Belforte in Todi

Rooms La Masale in Todi

Rooms Casal Lorgnano in Todi

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Frazioni of Todi: Asproli, Cacciano, Camerata, Canonica, Casemasce, Cecanibbi, Chioano, Collevalenza, Cordigliano, Duesanti, Ficareto, Fiore, Frontignano, Ilci, Izzalini, Loreto, Lorgnano, Montemolino, Montenero, Monticello, Pantalla, Pesciano, Petroro, Pian di Porto, Pian di San Martino, Pontecuti, Ponterio, Ponterio Stazione, Porchiano, Quadro, Ripaioli, Romazzano, Rosceto, San Damiano, Spagliagrano, Torrececcona, Torregentile, Vasciano