There's something about walking around a city with church buildings that date to 1234 and frescoes from throughout the Middle Ages that ultimately diminishes the "wow" factor upon coming across the odd fortified tower from 1481 or the statue from 1680 or, perish the thought, the new theater from 1878.

     But the Ponte Mallio located just outside the town is definitely a WOW!!!  Depending upon the source, the bridge dates to more than 200 b.c.  Everyone agrees that this was built by the Roman empire as part of its Via Flaminia, the road to the sea connecting Rome to the Ocean. Built with stones quarried nearby, it's considered a superb example of Roman architecture and is still used as a road.