Monteleone: between Rite and Myth

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Permanent exhibition of the
Permanent exhibition of the "Biga"
The jewel of Monteleone is the "Etruscan Biga", an ancient parade chariot in walnut fully covered with gilded bronze plates decorated with embossed application of ivory plaques.
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The ancient postal plate
The ancient postal plate
Under the clock gate there is an important evidence for the postal history of the pre-unification states; one of the oldest postal holes of Italy.
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Parish Church of San Nicola di Bari
Parish Church of San Nicola di Bari
The parish church of San Nicola di Bari is located in the highest part of the historical center, where the original castrum of Brufa is situated.
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Convent of St. Francis Church
Convent of St. Francis Church
The monumental complex of St. Francis in Monteleone di Spoleto is perhaps the most striking and suggestive work for its complexities of history, development, art and faith
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The Market Square and the Clock Tower
The Market Square and the Clock Tower
Through the entrance of the picturesque clock tower of the second half of the thirteenth century, one can enter the oldest part of the village, which is characterized by  a maze of alleys, according to a typical Medieval urban layout, and has...
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A symbolic journey finding the Grai
A symbolic journey finding the Grai
The village of Monteleone is full of esoteric suggestions, not only for the palpable presence of the spirits of the mountains, but also for the mysterious presences who breath in the old walls of the village.
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