Assisi Diary - Day 35 - Bettona, Part II

In Bettona, the 14th Century Oratorio di San Andrea is not too impressive on the outside.

Far more interesting inside.

Here's a better view of the lower fresco on the left.

So much of the art and so many of the structures in Umbria were in place well before Columbus set sail.  Here's another one of the city gates, more impressive than the pedestrian one I entered.  While the gate, with its coats of arms, is old, I'm not at all sure about the little star ornament sitting atop it.  Let's just call it "post-Roman decorative".

Part of the wall encircling Bettona is Etruscan.  Since Etruscan civilization came to an end around the first century B.C., this wall would be at least 2,100 years old, likely a few centuries older.

Well, it is beginning to show some wear. 

On this quiet morning in town I was passed a few times by a girl on a bike, with her dog, who would stop and talk with people or call up to them at their windows.

In a storefront was an interesting poster for a memorial event taking place that day. 

There were plenty of signs of why Bettona is considered such a beautiful place.

This gate once housed a drawbridge.  No signs of a moat or water to cross.  Perhaps it was just a handy way to descend from a higher elevation.

After spending a while longer roaming around Bettona, I set out to retrace my steps across the valley.  Now, instead of Bettona, it was Assisi growing closer with each mile.  Following a stop in Santa Maria degli Angeli, home was not far away.

After yesterday's Bettona trek, and a likely outing on Subasio tomorrow, this afternoon's agenda is topped by a gelato expedition.

Ciao.