Rocca Albornoz e Museo Nazionale del Ducato di Spoleto
Information
Piazza Bernardino Campello, 1, 06049 Spoleto PGItinerary Rocca Albornoz and the National Museum of the Duchy of Spoleto
Welcome to the Rocca Albornoz in Spoleto! It is a fortress located on the top of the Sant'Elia hill overlooking the city. This fortress was the main bastion of the fortification system built by Pope Innocent VI, to militarily strengthen and make more evident the authority of the Church in the territories of central Italy, in view of the now imminent return of the papal seat to Rome after about seventy years of permanence in Avignon. This place today houses the National Museum of the Duchy of Spoleto.
The Rocca Albornoz was built by order of the Spanish cardinal Egidio Albornoz, starting in 1360: it was the seat of papal legates and popes. In 1499, for a short period, Lucrezia Borgia also lived there, as governor.
Today, thanks to the progressive recovery of the rooms and the mural paintings that still adorn the walls, the complex has finally regained its primitive charm after having been used as a prison for a long time.
Inside it is housed the National Museum, which collects the testimonies of the Spoleto area from the 4th to the 15th century. Inaugurated in 2007, it was born thanks to a project to collect works of art and materials, already largely preserved at the Civic Museum and Art Gallery.
Opening hours
From May to September: 9:30 - 19:30 (last admission 18:45)
Last admission half an hour before closing
From October to April:: 9:30 - 18:30 (last admission 17:45)
Closed on Tuesdays
Tickets
Full Ticket €7.50
Reduced Ticket €2.00 (from 18 to 25 years old)
Free admission up to 17 years old
Every first Sunday of the month, April 25, June 2 and November 4 free admission to the MiC cultural sites.
Accessibility
The entrance to the monument is from the Torre Maestra - exit mechanized route of the city network - alternative mobility
Location
Piazza Bernardino Campello, 1, 06049 Spoleto PGItineraries
Itinerary Rocca Albornoz and the National Museum of the Duchy of Spoleto
Welcome to the Rocca Albornoz in Spoleto! It is a fortress located on the top of the Sant'Elia hill overlooking the city. This fortress was the main bastion of the fortification system built by Pope Innocent VI, to militarily strengthen and make more evident the authority of the Church in the territories of central Italy, in view of the now imminent return of the papal seat to Rome after about seventy years of permanence in Avignon. This place today houses the National Museum of the Duchy of Spoleto.
