Umbria: to get up surrounded by green hills...

For breakfast you cannot renounce to one o the delighs of Italian pastry... Go to Tebro in Via Minervio, 1 or to Zampolini, Viale Trento e Trieste, 24 to taste one of the best maritozzo of the town... It seems to be so big but never mind it will finish in a hurry.

After having restored yourself with so many calories you can face the ascent to the fortress, La Rocca. Our tour today is downhill but we must start from the upper part of the town: Sant'Elia hill. The building goes back to the XIV century when the Pope, who lived in Avignon, wanted to build some mansions in the lands belonging to the Church. Later it became the residence also for the Lords of the town and its walls were painted with many frescoes. Nowadays you can visit the interior even if you won't find them completly preserved since in the XIX century it became a prison and most of the decorations were covered. After going out of the fortress you must make a tour around it. The locals are used at doing it very often and it's so nice because from here you can see the whole town, and you can reach the entrance of the Tower Bridge that you can cross. After this you can start your descent, you will cross a little park and you will and take the street downhill.

On your right you will see a difference in level that will lead you to the Dom of Spoleto also known as Cathedral oh the Holy Mary. It's a typical example of Romanic architecture built in the XII century, apart for the Renaissance porch and the interiors. Inside you can admire some masterpieces from Pinturicchio and Bernini. After going out, turn right and get off the stairs, follow the street and you will reach the Church and Cloister of San Nicolò that in the past were acknowledged as one of the most important Italian cultural centres.
Spoleto is known all over the world for the 

Festival of the Two Worlds (www.festivaldispoleto.com), an international musical, artistic and cultural show that attracts visitors from all over the world. It takes place every year in the second half of June and lasts  3 weeks. One of the most famous event is the final concert held on Dom Square.
Spoleto is the right location because you can find a lot of theatres and places where artists can perform. Hereafter, you can find some exapmles:
- The Roman theatre we visited yesterday: the right location for ballet;
- Theatre Caio Melisso that is located next to the Dom: for prose performances;
- The courtyard of the fortress: for concerts;
- The New Theatre, the biggest Italian Style theatre in Umbria, dedicated to the patron of the Festival, Giancarlo Menotti. The interior of this theatre and the private rooms are something astonishing.

You can relax here and there and find out beautiful spots where to rest and to absorb the peace that this place can offer you.
Moreover you can taste in all trattorias the typical products this land can offer you.

OMELETTE WITH ASPARAGUS
Ingredients:
2 eggs for each person;
a bunch of asparagus;
garlic;
chilli pepper;
oil.
Fry the garlic with the oil in a pan and add the chilli. In the meantime you will have washed and cut in pieces the asparagus; pour them in the fry, add some water until the vegetables are cooked. Pour the beaten eggs in the pan and cook the omelett until both sides are golden.