Scheggino

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

ManuelarosiScheggino 03 CC BY-SA 4.0
Elisa Di BarnabaChiesa di San Nicola Scheggino CC BY-SA 4.0
Elisa Di BarnabaVicolo Baciafemmine CC BY-SA 4.0
Elisa Di BarnabaVicolo con scalinata, Scheggino CC BY-SA 4.0
Elisa Di BarnabaVicolo di Scheggino 3 CC BY-SA 4.0
Elisa Di BarnabaPassaggio coperto CC BY-SA 4.0
Elisa Di BarnabaSalita alla chiesa di S Nicola CC BY-SA 4.0
LigaDueSchegginoPortaValcasana2 CC BY-SA 4.0
CodasVeduta di Scheggino 02 CC BY-SA 4.0

In July 1522, with the men away in the fields, the women and young people of Scheggino drove off a siege, and a festival still re-enacts it every 23 July. Built in the 12th century as an outpost of the Duchy of Spoleto, the village runs down from its half-ruined tower to the Nera in the heart of the Valnerina. Trout springs and a truffle museum speak for its food.

Highlights

Festa delle Donne on 23 July, re-enacting the defence of 1522
Frescoes begun by lo Spagna in the apse of San Nicola
The truffle museum on Piazza Carlo Urbani
Fonti di Valcasana, a spring-fed park long used for trout farming
A cycle path on the old Spoleto–Norcia railway line (IT)

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Scheggino (IT), Scheggino (EN)), Wikivoyage (Scheggino). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 446

Events through the year

Canto della Pasquarella Seasonal · Epiphany, 6 JanuaryYoung people collect food door to door for a communal dinner
Il Diamante Nero Food and wine · April
Festa delle Donne Historical · 23 JulyRe-enacts the women's defence of the castle in 1522
Feast of Saint Nicholas Religious · 6 December
Festa della Venuta Religious · Night of 9 to 10 DecemberLarge bonfires are lit

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Scheggino). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Translated and adapted from open data: Eventi e manifestazioni in Umbria, Regione Umbria (CC BY 4.0).