Norcia, traditionally known in English by its Latin name of Nursia, is a town and commune in the province of Perugia (Italy) in southeastern Umbria. Unlike many ancient towns, it is located in a wide plain abutting the Monti Sibillini, a subrange of the Apennines with some of its highest peaks, near the Sordo River, a small stream that eventually flows into the Nera.
Population: 2,964
Latitude: 42° 47' 27.78" N
Longitude: 13° 05' 45.60" E
The Papal States were territories in the Italian Peninsula under the sovereign direct rule of the pope, from the 700s until 1870. They were among the major states of Italy from roughly the eighth century until the Italian Peninsula was unified in 18…
Monte Vettore is a mountain on the border between Umbria and the Marche, in central Italy. It is part of the Sibillini mountains range and lies in the Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini. Today climbers reach it from the Umbrian side from Norcia, or…
The Monti Sibillini National Park (Italian: Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini) is an Italian national park located across the regions of Marche and Umbria, encompassing the provinces of Macerata, Fermo, Ascoli Piceno and Perugia.
The Sibillini Mountains, or Sibylline Mountains (Italian: Monti Sibillini) are a mountain group in Italy, part of the central Apennines. Situated between eastern Umbria and the Marche, they are mostly composed of limestone rocks, formed in the Mesoz…
Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca is a multi-purpose stadium in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.
Spoleto Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta; Duomo di Spoleto) is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia created in 1821, previously that of the diocese of Spoleto, and the principal church of the Umbrian city of Spolet…
Monteluco is a frazione (borough) of the comune of Spoleto, in Umbria, central Italy.
Monte Gorzano is the highest peak in the Monti della Laga, in northern Lazio, central Italy. It has an elevation of 2,458 metres (8,064 ft) and is also the highest peak of Lazio. It is located on the boundary with the province of Teramo in the Abruz…
Lago di Pilato is a lake in the Province of Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy.
Foligno railway station (Italian: Stazione di Foligno) serves the town and comune of Foligno, in the region of Umbria, central Italy. It is also the most important railway junction in Umbria.
Foligno Airport (ICAO: LIAF) is an airport serving the Italian city of Foligno in the Umbria region. It is used for general aviation, school, business jet aviation, charter aviation and cargo.
The Clitunno, in Antiquity the Clitumnus, is a river in Umbria, Italy. The name is of uncertain origin, but it was also borne by the river god.
Bastardo is an Italian village and frazione (hamlet) of the municipality of Giano dell'Umbria, in the Province of Perugia, Umbria.
Valle Piola is a deserted village in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Torricella Sicura. Having been abandoned in 1977, all that remains are 9 abandoned houses, a church, and the ruins…
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia (Latin: Archidioecesis Spoletana-Nursina), historically the Diocese of Spoleto, and an archdiocese since 1821, is directly subject to the Holy See.
The Ponte di Quintodecimo is a Roman stone bridge over the river Tronto next to the village of Quintodecimo, Marche, central Italy.
Monte Sibilla is a mountain of Marche, Italy.
Martese is a "frazione" (hamlet) in the commune of Rocca Santa Maria in the Province of Teramo, Italy.