Campello sul Clitunno - Campello sul Clitunno

Campello sul Clitunno
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Campello sul Clitunno is a city ofUmbria.

To know

It has a particular urban structure consisting of the aggregation of 13 hamlets scattered throughout the territory, administratively grouped with the municipal seat in La Bianca.

The village is made up of two nuclei:

  • Campello Alto, fortified village
  • Campello Basso

Campello sul Clitunno is part of the "National Association of Oil Cities".

Background

In the municipal territory there are the sources of the Clitunno river ("Fonti del Clitunno") and, not far away, the "Tempietto del Clitunno", probably the most interesting late ancient monument of Umbria and a heritage ofUNESCO (Lombard sites).

Sources of Clitunno


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How to get

By plane

By car

  • A1 motorway: exit Orte; continue for Terni, so for Spoleto along the SS 3. Directions for Pissignano and Campello sul Clitunno.
  • A1 motorway: Valdichiana exit; take the S.S.75 Perugia - Foligno.
  • E45 from Perugia: reach Foligno, then signs for Pissignano and Campello sul Clitunno.

On the train

Station of Spoleto.

How to get around


What see

Sources of Clitunno
Tempietto del Clitunno, Heritage ofUNESCO
Pissignano Castle
  • UNESCO1 Tempietto del Clitunno, Via Flaminia. Small religious building in the shape of a Corinthian temple with four columns, probably dating from the 5th century. Registered since 2011 in the List of World Heritage Sites ofUNESCO.
  • 2 Sources of Clitunno, Via Flaminia 7 (Fonti del Clitunno Historical Park), 39 0743 521141. Ecb copyright.svg€ 3,00. Simple icon time.svgOpen every day all year except December 25th.
  • 3 Campello Alto. Ancient nucleus of the town.
  • 4 Campello Alto Castle. Built in the 10th century.
  • 5 Pissignano Castle, Fraz. Pissignano. XII century.
  • 6 French hermitage, Fraz. Pissignano.
  • 7 Church of the Madonna della Bianca, La Bianca hamlet. 16th century.


Events and parties

  • Antiques market, Fraz. Pissignano. Simple icon time.svgEvery first Sunday of the month.
  • Feast of the mills. Simple icon time.svgEvery year in early November.
  • ArtSummer. Simple icon time.svgThroughout the summer.


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Campello sul Clitunno is famous for its extra virgin olive oil. The municipality is the most important place in relation to the quality of extra virgin olive oil production in Umbria, thanks to the particular microclimate of a part of the territory and the characteristics of the land.

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Other projects

  • Collaborate on WikipediaWikipedia contains an entry concerning Campello sul Clitunno
  • Collaborate on CommonsCommons contains images or other files on Campello sul Clitunno
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