Amelia (Umbria)

Amelia is a town of the province of Terni, in the Umbria region of central Italy. It grew up around an ancient hill fort, known to the Romans as Ameria. Amelia is especially known for its walls, parts of which may date to Amelia's earliest days. The Romans left other traces of their occupation, including a complex of ten underground cisterns, built in the 1st century AD, which collected rain water to feed the town's water supply. Today, old Amelia inside the walls, which is most accessible through the Porta Romana, is a well-preserved medieval city. The upper part also offers a view of the Tiber Valley. The main festival of Amelia is the Palio dei Colombi, which stretches over two weeks in late July and early August.