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Todi

 

 

Todi is an emerging hill town. It still functions as an agricultural center but is increasingly becoming a tourist destination. Iron Age remains suggest 3000 years, or more, of continual habitation.

It is believed that, in ancient times, the area was occupied by the Umbrians. There remain, none the less, many Etruscan influences as demonstrated in the ancient tombs near Todi. These gravesites have yielded some fine treasures, the most famous of which is an image of Mars. A copy of this figure can be seen in the local museum in the Palazzo del Capitano in Todi’s historic center. The original bronze statue is now located in the Vatican museum in Rome.

60 km from Castel di Fiori.


http://www.argoweb.it/todi/todi.uk.html