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( 074 322 18 47;
www.ristorantesanlorenzo.com
; Piazza Sordini 6, Hotel Clitunno; meals €25-35;
daily)
Next to an eponymous medieval chapel, this restaurant is sheer class, with its elegant
interior of candlelight and crisp linen, silky smooth service and clean, refined Mediter-
ranean flavours. Winningly fresh ingredients shine through in everything from
strangozzi
in tangy tomato-chilli sauce to filet of Argentine beef elevated with the zestiness of Sor-
rento lemons. There are wonderful wines to match.
Ristorante Apollinaire
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( 074 322 32 56;
www.ristoranteapollinare.it
; Via S Agata 14; meals €25-35; Wed-Sun)
Flair and
creativity meet Umbrian tradition at Apollinaire, where the chef brings nous and an artist-
ic eye for detail to winningly fresh produce. On the menu you might find seasonal
showstoppers like pork tenderloin in
pecorino
(sheep's milk cheese) sauce with wine-
poached pears and rabbit in black olive sauce. You are constantly enveloped in low wood-
beamed ceilings and candlelight flickering against brick.
UMBRIAN
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Information
Post office
(Viale Giacomo Matteotti 2;
8.20am-7.05pm Mon-Fri, to 12.35pm Sat)
Tourist office
(
074 321 86 20;
www.visitspoleto.it
;
Piazza della Libertà 7;
9am-1.30pm &
2.30-6.15pm Mon-Sat, 9am-1pm & 3-5pm Sun)
Getting There & Around
Umbria Mobilità (
Click here
)
buses run frequently to Norcia (€6, 50 minutes, seven
daily).
Trains from the main station connect with Rome (€8 to €12.30, 1½ hours, hourly), Per-
ugia (€4.80, one hour, nine daily) and Assisi (€3.25, 40 minutes, hourly). From the train
station, about 1km from the centre, take city bus A, B or C for €1 to the Piazza dell Liber-
tà (make sure the bus reads 'Centro').
By car, the city lies on the E45 and is an easy connection via the SS209 to the Valner-
ina.
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