Todi - Piazza del Popolo (Cathedral)
In the center of Todi is the Piazza del Popolo surrounded by medieval palaces. On the north side of the square, approached by a flight of steps, stands the Late Romanesque cathedral (12th-16th century), with beautiful choir-stalls of 1530. On the south side of the square is the Palazzo dei Priori or Palazzo del Podestà (13th-14th century), with an eagle (1339), the arms of Todi, on its façade.
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On the east side of the square are the 13th century Palazzo del Popolo and Palazzo del Capitano, linked by a later flight of steps. Both palaces have picture collections, etc. Between the Piazza del Popolo and the Tempio di San Fortunato there are picturesque old streets to be explored.