A great location near the heart of Spoleto and hard to beat Italian hospitality are what make this venue a great place to stay.
A beautiful medieval building that is well maintained and inviting. An ideal Stay for all.
Fully refurbished in 2000, this venue allows visitors to relax in a traditional environment that is truly becoming with its peaceful nature. Well kept rooms and common areas with fitting style are welcoming for all.
Cloisters are only one feature of what is a beautiful courtyard that is well maintained and lush with various plants. The high ceilings inside the lodging make for a spacious feel in both the rooms and especially in the common living areas. This historical monastery hosts obvious outside details from its medieval history. Its stone walls are testament to its long existence, even surviving the Napoleanic Wars of the early 19th century.
Services
The services you can use are half or full board (kitchen with typical local dish), in addition to breakfast buffet.
Classes in local cooking and traditional crafts are available upon inquiry.
Outside there is ample parking for cars and buses.
The House San Ponziano has 31 rooms including single, double, triple and quadruple rooms (2 rooms for disabled persons and 2 studios) accessible by lift, with private bathroom and telephone.
The House San Ponziano has a conference room that can accommodate up to 100 people, equipped with internet connection, stereo speaker system and projection screen: this room is ideal for conferences and business meetings, cultural events, workshops and company conferences.
The management also provide services for coffee breaks and opportunities for socialization.
Located outside the walls in the Umbrian hill-town of Spoleto, San Ponziano is a 12th-century monastic church dedicated to the patron saint of the city.
The Romanesque facade is an attractive combination of decorative cornices, a central oculus surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, and a square portal framed with Cosmatesque mosaics, carved decoration, and another set of medallion sculptures of the Evangelists. A tall, plain campanile is attached to the northwest corner.
The interior is less interesting, as it was fully Baroqued by Giuseppe Valadier in 1788. The three-aisle basilica has five bays, no transept and an elevated presbytery over the crypt. A cabinet behind the altar contains the relics of St. Ponziano, which are carried to the cathedral in procession each January 14. Next to it is a painting of the beheading of the saint.
The main attraction of San Ponziano is the crypt, entered at the end of the left aisle. Things improve even as head in that direction: the corridor leading to the stairs has large Corinthian columns embedded in the wall, a Lombard-era sarcophagus, and a 15th-century terracotta sarcophagus.