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Norcia (Italian pronunciation:), traditionally known in English by its Latin name of Nursia (/ ˈ n ɜːr s i ə, ˈ n ɜːr ʃ (i) ə /), is a town and comune in the province of Perugia in southeastern Umbria.
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This church was built over an earlier Roman building in the 13th century, but has been restored several times since following earthquakes. The façade of the church has a gothic portal and several sculptures that adorn the lunettes, which contain statues of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica. The bell tower is supported by the polygonal apse. The chur...
To the right of the church is the Loggia dei Mercanti. This loggia was built in 1570 With the consent of the Abbot and Celestine monks to be the marketplace and centre of social life in Norcia. "Every year during the Benedectine holidays, from the balcony of the town of Norcia the sound of trumpets announced the local market. (...) The market laste...
The artistic and architectural heritage of Norcia is very impressive and in addition to the buildings already described we should also mention the Church of the Crucifix (renovated in the 18th century and with a 16th century stone portal); the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, which houses a painting of the Madonna painted in the 18th century; and the...
Jul 15, 2021 · While parts of Norcia were lost in a devastating earthquake, today the city is about the things that remained, and about the optimism and determination at work as the city recovers—not only from...
The culinary, artistic and spiritual centre of Norcia in the Umbria hills. Nocia is located on the flat floor of a valley around 600 m high in the Sabbine mountains of Umbria, between the Sordo and Torbidone rivers.
Oct 2, 2022 · If you don’t live in Italy there’s a good chance you never heard of Norcia, a little town in Umbria. But Italian chefs know it well...
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