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City:
Cerreto di Spoleto (Perugia) - Pop.
1150 - Alt: 557 m asl -
Location: Umbria
Description: Cerreto is a very small place on a steep
isolated crag of mountain overhanging the Nera and Vigi rivers. First
news date back to 290 b.c.
Sights and Attractions: The bell-tower dominating the
castle
• The frescoed hermitage of the
Madonna della Stella, mostly carved into live rock
• Church of Santa Maria Delibera with a pair of attractive sculpted Madonnas
and some frescos and paintings • Church of San Giacomo with
14th‑15th Century frescos • The 12th century Romanesque Abbey
Church of Santa Maria Assunta at Ponte di Cerreto, a splendid Romanesque
building with a classic rose window and many other interesting and
beautiful features • The neighbor Triponzo, 3 km away, is famous
for an ancient Roman inscription carved in the rock of a cliff which
records the building of the Roman road from Norcia to Spoleto.
Museums:
Events: Mushrooms festival, half August • Live
Christmas Crib
Typical products: Black truffles, trout fish, pecorino
cheese, mushrooms, pork meat, lamb, game • The "Fogliata" is a typical
cake, a sort of salt strudel filled with vegetables, cheese and heated
up the oven • Mineral water • Soft fruits
Weekly Market: Monday
Surrounding villages and hamlets: Borgo Cerreto,
Bugiano, Casali di Ponte, Contado, Fergino, Macchia, Nortosce, Ponte,
Rocchetta, Triponzo
Neighboring towns: Campello sul Clitunno, Cascia,
Norcia, Poggiodomo, Preci, Sellano, Vallo di Nera, Visso.
Nearest airport: Perugia
Nearest train station: Spoleto, 28 km away
Public transportation:
website
Distances:
Assisi 29 km,
Florence 199, Orvieto 77 km,
Perugia 50 km,
Rome 149, Terni 48 km, Spello 18 km, Spoleto 20 km,
Todi
45 km
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