Cisterne Romane di Piazza del Popolo

Todi's hidden sight

When you stand in the main square of Todi, the Piazza del Popolo, you have no idea that below you exists a system of Roman cisterns that were used in ancient times to supply water to the town. If you ...

Interesting

There is not a whole lot to see here. It is inexpensive to visit, only 2 Euros per person and very cool on a hot day.

One of the biggest surprises for me to discover. Civil engineers might want to see this.

Not everything is on the up-and-up here. The cisterns are in huge chambers constructed by the Romans underground below the old forum. This was a surprise - something that I did not know about when I c...

An astonishing experience of huge Roman chambers below the old forum, now the town square

They'll give you a hard hat to wear and you climb down the very save modern iron steps, deep into the huge hall-like chambers where the Roman running water supply was collected and stored. It is a sp...

Wonderful Todi

We visited this lovely town twice. From the lovely churches to the best ice cream in the area. ( just off the center )