The Ponte delle Torri, towering over the valley that separates Colle Sant’Elia from Monteluco, is an aqueduct by the surprising size (230 m long and 76 m high), built in local limestone and supported by nine pillars connected to each other by pointed arches.
The two central pillars are hollow and feature spaces that also served as sentry boxes. The whole structure was presumably finished by the end of the 13th century and had the aim of securing water supplies to the city through a channel on top of it. Another function, still active today, is that of link between downtown Spoleto and Monteluco, thanks to the walkway on the aqueduct’s northern side. The bridge has always been charming visitors and important historical characters alike, and it is still one of the most famous monuments in Spoleto.

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