The Location – Todi
According to the legend, Todi was founded by Hercules in the far 1330 BC and went under the name Eclis. More ascertained and reliable sources situate the foundation of the historical city in the 8th-7th century BC and attribute it to the ancient Umbri, that had been already populating the central and mountainous spine of Italy for more than a millennium. Since marking the border between them and the Etruscans, the Umbri strategically decided to perch it on a hilltop overlooking one of the banks of the Tiber river, flowing all the way to Rome. Annexed to the Etruscan kingdom first and then Romanized, later it came to be Byzantine together with few other strategic centers of the area. After a period of dormancy in the early Middle Ages, Todi flourished again as an independent town, excelling in the arts of ceramic, jewelry and marquetry. Of these prosperous times, the city saves the traces in its corners, palaces, churches, like as if borne to us frozen within its walls.
Sitting on a hill, the city shows its slight detachment and, at the same time, its bonds with the farming fields stretching at its feet; it represents an urban utopia: Richard S. Levine, a professor of architecture at the University of Kentucky and pioneer of sustainability, chose Todi as the model sustainable city, because of its scale and its ability to reinvent itself over time. After that, the Italian press reported on Todi as the world’s most livable city. Professor Levine concludes after a thorough study on Sustainable Cities:
“Todi is the best man could desire on Earth: the hilly microclimate is ideal, precipitation is adequate, humidity is low, temperature acceptable. Its size is also ideal: Todi is not too small, nor does it suffer from overgrowth. What is more, the relationship with the surrounding area, particularly farmland, is exemplary”
Hotel Bramante
The venue we have chosen is the former Franciscan monastery of Santa Margherita, a 12th-century building that has been restored as a hotel maintaining its original stone walls, terracotta floors and rooms derived from the nuns’ cells. Only a few steps away from one of the most famous monument of Todi, Donato Bramante’s Tempio della Consolazione, the hotel is located in the upper part of the city, overlooking the valley and surrounded by a breathtaking scenery.
The Bramante Hotel is located at Via Orvietana 48, 06059 Todi PG (Google Map Link)
How to arrive by Public Transport (Train / Bus)
Direct connection to Todi from Fiumicino Airport www.sulga.eu/libreria/
Direct connections to Todi from Roma Tiburtina rail station www.flixbus.it/tratte-autobus/
There are trains from Roma Termini but you need to change in Terni into a bus.
From the Todi bus station to Hotel Bramante a shuttle service will be organized.
Fiumicino Airport- Roma Tiburtina Railway (and viceversa) there is a train every 15 minutes from 9:00 till 23:00 [50′ minutes travel time, 8 euros]
Fiumicino Airport- Roma Termini Railway (and viceversa) there is a train every 30 minutes from 06:20* till 22:20 [35′ travel time, 14 euro] *(the first train from termini starts at 05:35)
For online tickets
http://www.sulga.eu/biglietto-
https://global.flixbus.com/
https://www.trenitalia.com/en/
From Roma to Todi
| departure time | departure point | arrival time | arrival point | travel time | means of transport |
| 07:40 | Roma Termini | 09:44 | TODI PONTE RIO | 2h 04′ change in Terni | TrenoIntercity 534; TrenoAutobus 112 |
| 12:30 | Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3 – International Arrivals (touristic bus parking) | 15:45 | TODI Bivio Cappuccini | 3h15′ – direct bus | SULGA bus |
| 12:55 | Roma Tiburtina bus station | 14:35 | Todi bus station | 1h40′ – direct bus | Flixbus |
| 13:28 | Roma Termini | 15:29 | TODI PONTE RIO | 2h 01′ change in Terni | TrenoRegionale Veloce 2324; TrenoAutobus 126 |
| 15:58 | Roma Termini | 18:24 | TODI PONTE RIO | 2h 26′ change in Terni | TrenoRegionale Veloce 2326; TrenoAutobus 130 |
| 17:00 | Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3 – International Arrivals (touristic bus parking) | 20:00 | TODI Pian di Porto (distributore IP – sala Tiberina) | 3h00′ – direct bus | SULGA bus |
| 17:58 | Roma Termini | 20:34 | TODI PONTE RIO | 2h 36′ change in Terni | TrenoRegionale Veloce 2488; TrenoAutobus 132 |
| 18:30 | Roma Tiburtina bus station | 20:00 | TODI Pian di Porto (distributore IP – sala Tiberina) | 1h30′ – direct bus | SULGA bus |
| 19:15 | Roma Tiburtina bus station | 20:55 | Todi bus station | 1h40′ – direct bus | Flixbus |
From Todi to Roma
| arrival time | arrival point | departure time | departure point | travel time | means of transport |
| 09:50 | Roma Tiburtina | 08:10 | Todi bus station | 1h40′ – direct bus | Flixbus |
| 10:30 | Roma Tiburtina | 08:40 | TODI Pian di Porto (distributore IP – sala Tiberina) | 1h50 – direct bus | SULGA BUS |
| 11:10 | Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3 – International Arrivals (touristic bus parking) | 08:40 | TODI Pian di Porto (distributore IP – sala Tiberina) | 2h30 | SULGA BUS |
| 11:30 | Roma Tiburtina | 09:40 | TODI Pian di Porto (distributore IP – sala Tiberina) | 1h50 – direct bus | SULGA BUS |
| 12:10 | Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3 – International Arrivals (touristic bus parking) | 09:40 | TODI Pian di Porto (distributore IP – sala Tiberina) | 2h30 | SULGA BUS |
| 16:55 | Roma Tiburtina | 15:00 | TODI Pian di Porto (distributore IP – sala Tiberina) | 1h55 – direct bus | SULGA BUS |
| 18:00 | Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3 – International Arrivals (touristic bus parking) | 15:00 | TODI Pian di Porto (distributore IP – sala Tiberina) | 3h – direct bus | SULGA BUS |
| 18:10 | Roma Tiburtina | 16:30 | Todi bus station | 1h40′ – direct bus | Flixbus |
How to arrive by car
from rome GRA exit 10 A1 Firenze: Autostrada del Sole (A1), Roma-Firenze, exit Orte, follow indication for Terni-Perugia-Cesena (E45), exit Todi
from Fiumicino Airport autostrada fiumicino-roma, exit firenze-aurelia, GRA exit 10 A1 Firenze: Autostrada del Sole (A1), Roma-Firenze, exit Orte, follow indication for Terni-Perugia-Cesena (E45), exit Todi.
Contact and Information
For any travel related information, please contact Federica Fratini email
