What is Nocera Umbra known for?

Bagni di Nocera springs, used since 1500 for hydrotherapy; the Sorgente Angelica still bottles for the national market. The Campanaccio was almost entirely destroyed on 26 September 1997 and reconstructed across two decades, completed in 2016. Fifteenth-century Foligno school painter whose works anchor the Pinacoteca alongside Matteo da Gualdo and Cimabue-circle panels.

When is the best time to visit Nocera Umbra?

Apr–Oct. April through June and September into October are the months locals prefer. The slopes around the centro storico hold light well into the evening and the Bagni di Nocera springs are at their easiest to walk. July and August push temperatures into the low thirties, manageable at this elevation; the Pinacoteca and the cathedral stay cool through the afternoon. November through March is quiet. The reconstructed Campanaccio against winter sky is the photograph that draws return visits, and the new oil from the November harvest is what locals invite friends down for.

Where is Nocera Umbra?

Nocera Umbra is a comune in the province of Perugia, Umbria region of Italy, about 58 kilometers from Perugia.

How do I get to Nocera Umbra?

From Perugia, Nocera Umbra is roughly 58 km by road.

Umbria · Perugia

Nocera Umbra

A hill town at 520 meters on the Apennine slope, leveled by the 1997 earthquake and rebuilt, with mineral springs flowing since the sixteenth century.

Known for

MINERAL WATER
Bagni di Nocera springs, used since 1500 for hydrotherapy; the Sorgente Angelica still bottles for the national market.
1997 EARTHQUAKE
The Campanaccio was almost entirely destroyed on 26 September 1997 and reconstructed across two decades, completed in 2016.
NICCOLÒ ALUNNO
Fifteenth-century Foligno school painter whose works anchor the Pinacoteca alongside Matteo da Gualdo and Cimabue-circle panels.

When to visit

Best · Apr–Oct

Best
Hot or crowded
Quiet
Mostly closed

The festa: Rinaldo di Nocera Umbra, 9 February

Why come

Nocera Umbra sits at 520 meters on the Apennine slope, fifteen kilometers north of Foligno. The Romans called it Nuceria; the town has its own bishopric from the early Middle Ages and was contested between Perugia, Spoleto and the Trinci of Foligno through the medieval period. The Campanaccio, the eleventh-century civic tower that is the town's symbol, was almost completely destroyed by the 26 September 1997 earthquake; only part of one side remained standing.

The reconstruction took nearly two decades and was completed in 2016. The Pinacoteca, housed in the deconsecrated Chiesa di San Francesco at the top of the centro storico, holds works by Niccolò Alunno, Matteo da Gualdo and the school of Cimabue. The town's other identity is mineral water: hydrotherapy at the Bagni di Nocera is documented from 1500 and the Sorgente Angelica bottles still circulate nationally. The Bandiera Arancione recognition was reconfirmed after reconstruction.

The Sunday letter

We haven’t written Nocera Umbra’s letter yet.

One town every Sunday, with the photo, the food, the festa. Be there when this one comes up. Free, by Peter & Sophia from Pietrasanta.

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What to see

Campanaccio (Torre Civica)
Eleventh-century square tower at the highest point of the borgo; almost completely destroyed in 1997 and rebuilt by 2016.
Pinacoteca e Museo Civico
Civic gallery in the deconsecrated Chiesa di San Francesco with works by Niccolò Alunno, Matteo da Gualdo, and the school of Cimabue.
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Cathedral at the summit of the centro storico, partially damaged in 1997 and restored, set beside the Campanaccio and the former Rocca.
Sorgenti di Bagni di Nocera
Mineral springs five kilometers below the centro storico, used in hydrotherapy from 1500, with the Sorgente Angelica still bottling commercially.
Centro storico restaurato
Medieval walled core rebuilt after the 1997 quake, with the original streetplan preserved and most masonry restored stone by stone.

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Living here

Population 5,511
Commuter belti
Pharmacy in town
High school within a 30-minute drive
Train station in the comune
Nearest airport Ancona / Pescara, 1 h 29 min drive
Regional capital Perugia, 54 min drive

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Recognised as

The numbers

Elevation: 520 m
Population: 5,511
Surface area: 157.17 km²

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