Vallo di Nera
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
In 1217 Spoleto gave the people of Vallo di Nera the right to build a castle on a hill at the opening of the Valnerina, and the village still keeps that shape. Stone houses sit inside walls and towers, linked by narrow lanes spanned by arches. In the church of Santa Maria, Giottesque frescoes include Cola di Pietro's Procession of the Whites, painted in 1401.
Highlights
- Santa Maria, its apse frescoed in 1383 by Cola di Pietro da Camerino
- San Giovanni Battista, with Jacopo Siculo's Death of the Virgin from 1536
- The Casa dei Racconti, a centre for oral storytelling, at the Portella gate
- Two dovecote towers in the 16th-century Borgo dei Casali
- The cycle path on the old Spoleto–Norcia railway line (IT)
Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 345
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint John the Baptist
Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.
Based on Wikipedia (Vallo di Nera) (CC BY-SA).
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
Based on Wikipedia (Cucina umbra) (CC BY-SA).
Where to sleep
2 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 1
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
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Nearby member villages
- Scheggino · 6.9 km
- Sellano · 14 km
- Monteleone di Spoleto · 15 km
- Trevi · 15 km
- Preci · 19 km