Trevi

The best way to arrive in the centre of Trevi is to take the bus from Foligno.  Check the timetable carefully, because there are not many of them, but the trip takes only 25 minutes and drops you conveniently in Piazza Garibaldi (where the Trevi walk begins).

An alternative is to take one of the frequent trains to Trevi from Foligno or Spoleto.  Unfortunately, the station is in the plain below the city: you can see the city from the station but  it is a long and steep walk up.  There are occasional buses to the centre - again, check the timetable.

In either case, buses only run on week days. 

Taxis are difficult to find.  On my first visit to the city, I arrived at the station and tried unsuccessfully to arrange a taxi from the local bar.  I ended up thumbing a lift.  I have since found two numbers for taxis:

• The Pro Trevi website (see below) lists 328.6118880.
  

• On my last visit, my hotel arranged for a taxi from Dario Ciarelli, 328.9533963.
  

My second trip was for the Processione dell' Illuminata on the feast of St Emilianus, the city's patron.  I stayed at the excellent Hotel Trevi and had a nice meal in the main square (Piazza Mazzini) in the Osteria La Vecchia Posta.  Caffé Roma opposite is a friendly place to relax.  The helpful Tourist Office is a few doors away.  A great resource for learning more about Trevi is the Pro Trevi website.

Historical Outline

Trevi might have been occupied in Roman times, but it seems likely that the main part  of the Roman colony developed along Via Flaminia in the plain below.   An itinerary along Via Flaminia is set out in the page on the plain below Trevi.  (The station is a good starting point for this itinerary.)

There are various theories about the date at which the main centre of population moved to the more defensible hill-top location of the modern city.  This had certainly happened by 1095, when Spoleto absorbed what had been an independent diocese.  Relations between the two were never easy and Spoleto destroyed the town in 1214.   It was soon rebuilt within the original circuit of walls and extended to broadly its present size within another circuit that was built in 1264. 

After a precarious period of independence, Trevi fell to the Trinci lords of Foligno in 1420.  With the papal defeat of the Trinci in 1439, Trevi became part of the Papal States.  In 1784, Pope Pius VI returned its city status.

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