Piazza John Fitzgerald Kennedy Live Cam
Views from the Consular Gate (Porta Consolare), a Roman landmark built in the first century
Geological and Urban Foundations
The Piazza John Fitzgerald Kennedy occupies a strategic terrace on the gentle eastern slope of Spello’s medieval core, where the ancient Via Consolare—once the Roman artery connecting Hispellum to Sisteron—bends toward the valley. Beneath the piazza’s modern pavement lies a substratum of compacted volcanic ash, remnants of Mount Subasio’s millennia-old eruptions, stabilized by layers of Roman-era gravel and lime mortar. This geotechnical composition made the site ideal for heavy structures and thoughtful drainage, shaping the piazza’s enduring role as a civic gathering place and Spello sightseeing focal point.
