title: Collepino
text: # Collepino
  
  Collepino is a village in Umbria, central Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Spello.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Collepino is situated on a hill 600m.a.s. at the flank of Monte Subasio on a panoramic road from Spello to Assisi
  
  ## History
  
  Collepino can be traced back to the 13th century. The inhabitants were shepherds and woodworkers at the nearby Abbey S. Silvestro.
  
  ## Historic sites
  
  * Castello di Collepino
  * San Silvestro Abbey (founded in 1025 a.c.), in Romantic style
  * Fonte di S. Silvestro near the abbey
  * Chiesa della Madonna della Spella on the hilltop of Monte Subasio
  