Buongiorno —
A quick one this morning, as I’m trying to play catch up for those days lost to internet problems.
Through the good graces of the city of Spoleto, we hold our classes smack in the middle of the old city, in Palazzo Nobili on Piazza della Liberta.
The building was erected in the 17th century for one of the most wealthy families in Spoleto, and today houses the Spoleto office of the National Alliance for Olives and Olive Oil. Suffice it to say, it is a grand place (the above photo, a stock photo I found because I haven’t yet taken a picture of the place — our classroom is on the top floor, far left windows). So grand that this is the view from the restroom of the place— the one I thought to take.
You guessed it: that’s a Roman amphitheater down there, discovered only a hundred years ago when archaeologists started digging around. Before that, it was the gardens for Palazzo Nobili.
Our classes are in a very nice place. Thank you, Spoleto.
Ciao —
Bret