Clitunno Tempietto


De Clitunno Tempietto

The Clitunno Tempietto or the Tempietto del Clitunno (Italian: Clitunno Temple) is a church on the Clitunno River, located near Campello sul Clitunno in the Umbrian Italy region.

The Clitunno Tempietto has a pagan origin and was dedicated to the river God of Clitunno River. In the eighth century, at the time of the rule of the Longobards, the temple was provided with frescoes of Saint Peter and Paul. These are the oldest frescos of Umbria.

In 2011 UNESCO appointed the church together with six other locations as World Heritage under the common name Longobarden in Italy. Places of power (568-774 AD).



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