Nocera Umbra
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Roman Nuceria Camellaria grew up on the Via Flaminia, and its hilltop successor at 520 metres became famous for its spring water, shipped as far as Constantinople in the 17th century. The 1997 earthquake emptied the medieval centre, and restoration ran for almost twenty years. Above the rooftops rises the rebuilt Campanaccio, the tower left from the old fortress where the Trinci were massacred in 1421.
Highlights
- The Campanaccio, the town's symbolic tower, rebuilt after the 1997 earthquake
- San Francesco church, with Matteo da Gualdo frescoes and the town picture gallery
- Santa Chiara, with Carlo Maratta's first public work, a Nativity of the Virgin
- The co-cathedral of the Assunta, keeping its 10th-century portal
- Castello di Salmaregia
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Nocera Umbra (IT), Nocera Umbra (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 5,511
Things to see
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint RaynaldHonours the bishop whose body rests beneath the cathedral's high altar
- Palio dei Quartieri
- Joint feast of the co-patrons
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Nocera Umbra). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Translated and adapted from open data: Manifestazioni storiche in Umbria, Regione Umbria (CC BY 4.0).
Specialities of Umbria
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Black truffle of NorciaLocal produce
- Prosciutto di Norcia (IT)Cured meat
- Castelluccio lentils (IT)Local produce
- PorchettaDish
- CiauscoloCured meat
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cucina umbra). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
1 place to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
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- Esanatoglia · 20 km
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- Trevi · 26 km
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