from Saturday 16 December
Opening h 14.30 – Downtown Spoleto
Collicola onthewall presents
SCHERMI URBANI
Curated by Gianluca Marziani
SCHERMI URBANI is a Christmas event of public art, strongly wished for by the City administration which entrusted director of Palazzo Collicola Visual Arts Gianluca Marziani with its artistic curatorship.
The event involves some twenty sites in downtown Spoleto, including two former newsstands (Piazza Collicola, Piazza della Libertà), Palazzetto Ancaiani’s six displays (Piazza della Libertà) and some further fifteen dispays scattered across the city centre (Corso Mazzini, Via del Mercato, Via Salara Vecchia, via Minervio): the locations will be coated with great images of contemporary art, created by five artists who already collaborate with Palazzo Collicola Visual Arts.
“After last summer’s performance by street artist Ob Queberry in Piazza del Mercato – said Head of Culture and Tourism Camilla Laureti and Head of Town Planning Antonio Cappelletti – for the Christmas period we wanted the displays of closed shops to become the base for artistic interventions. It is a way to have the city centre live again and to try and envision a different future for this part of the city. We thank the shop owners who accepted to be featured, director Gianluca Marziani and the artists who joined in.”
The Municipality of Spoleto, in collaboration with Consorzio Francesco’s Ways, join the event VIVI LA VIA, which will take place along the Via di Francesco / St. Francis Way on 25, 26 and 27 May.
The event aims at giving value to the culture of walking and pilgrimage, with due regard for those who choose to embark on the journey, in harmony with the environment and the territory, and thanks to the active involvement of associations and local communities who live along the way.
Sunday, May 27, in Spoleto, you can participate in 3 different types of routes, to be faced on foot (in collaboration with the CAI Spoleto), by mountain bike (in collaboration with MTB Club) and horseback (in collaboration with Natura a Cavallo, Horse Centre Somma and Spoleto Country Club).
The event will be a special opportunity to discover the St. Francis Way and the places linked to the Saint in the stretch of the route on Spoleto’s territory, but will also offer musical and gastronomic events.
Participation is free of charge upon reservation.
Walking Itinerary
We will follow with possible variations the CAI ring path n. 1 that, starting from the Basilica of San Pietro and passing by the Church of San Giuliano, reaches Monteluco along the west side of the mountain. Return to Spoleto along the so-called “corta” (shortcut).
Altitude difference: about 500 m.
Mountain bike Itinerary
We will start from the Basilica of San Pietro and, after the Church of San Giuliano, we will reach the path for the Sasso Forato and we will reach Monteluco after passing through the hamlet of Le Aie. Return to Spoleto through Hotel del Matto, Valcieca and Giro dei Condotti.
Altitude difference: about 600 m.
Itinerary on horseback
From the SS Flaminia, South of Spoleto, we will take the Strada dei Patricani, CAI path n. 6, pass through the hamlet of I Camini and then reach Monteluco. Return to Spoleto along the “corta” (shortcut).
Altitude difference: about 500 m.
PROGRAMME
8.30 Gathering of participants at Piazzale Roma (Spoleto SUD exit)
9.00 Departure for Monteluco
12.00 Arrival in Monteluco
Medieval music with the Aegletes
13.00 Snack* or Lunch**
Possibility of guided tours of the Convent of St Francis accompanied by the friars
16.00 Departure for Spoleto
Snack: cured meat and cheese or sandwiches by Piero Quaglietti ‘s Chioschetto (variable price)
Lunch: full meal by Ferretti and Paradiso restaurants (€ 15, limited places, upon reservation).
FREE EVENT
Booking required before 18.00 on Saturday 26 May
We recommend technical clothing and a minimum of athletic preparation.
For info and reservations:
Itineraries on foot and in mtb
IAT SPOLETO
Tel 0743 218620
info@iat.spoleto.pg.it
Itinerary on horseback
NATURA A CAVALLO
Sergio Parmegiani Palmieri
Tel 335 6041439
FROZEN PARK
Ice rink
from Saturday 23 November 2019 to Sunday 26 January 2020
parking area near Via Fratelli Cervi
CHRISTMAS MARKETS
Friday 29 November – Tuesday 14 January 2020
Casina dell’Ippocastano gardens
THE ENCHANTED FOREST
music concerts and Christmas shows on weekends
Saturday 30 November – Wednesday 15 January 2020
Chico Mendes Park
NATALE IN GIOCO
7-8 December/ 14-15 December/ 21-22 December | Old Town
children’s entertainment with Santa Claus from 16.30 to 19.30
CHRISTMAS CRIBS
from Sunday 8 December 2019 to Tuesday 14 January 2020
Church of S. Simone
Spoleto, la città in un Presepe – 10th edition
BAGPIPERS
7-8 December/ 14-15 December/ 21-22 December
Old Town