Protected by ramparts, on the top of a hill overlooking the Tiber, Todi is a city with ancient roots.
A flourishing center of the Umbrians, it resisted Etruscan domination, accepting the supremacy of Rome in the 3rd century BC. In the Roman period, important communication routes were built, placing Todi at the center of a strategic road network. Its Roman heritage includes the theatre, the baths, the acropolis and temples scattered on the hill. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Todi came under the dominion of the Goths and the Byzantines, suffering the incursions of the Lombards. In the municipal age, Todi recovered, becoming one of the first free municipalities in Italy, with the construction of majestic public and religious buildings. In the sixteenth century, the city experienced a cultural and artistic renewal, culminating with the temple of Santa Maria della Consolazione.
Piazza del Popolo, in the heart of the city, is considered one of the most beautiful in Italy, with the Duomo overlooking it. Traces of the Roman forum are still present under the flooring.