Near Spoleto, Lombard UNESCO World Patrimony Majesty
When the 28-year-old Lord Byron was in Spoleto in 1816, he was captivated by the Fonti del Clitunno “the purest God of gentle waters! And most serene of aspect, and most clear,..,” Byron’s lauded the Clitunno Springs in his narrative poem, “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage.” Over the centuries, poets had sung the beauty of the Fonti del Clitunno, from Virgil…