Vallo di Nera

Located on top of a hill at the opening of the Valnerina, surrounded by the typical hills of the Umbrian landscape, Vallo di Nerina is a village still completely surrounded by walls and towers: entering the historical centre, one immediately notices how the medieval urban structure has remained practically intact, with its narrow, winding alleys surmounted by arches, stone houses and buildings that seem to live in another time. The heart of the town, its oldest part, is flanked by the 15th-century hamlet of Santa Maria and, outside the walls, by the Casali hamlet, a 16th-century expansion of the castle. Worth seeing are the church of Santa Maria with its precious frescoes, the church of San Giovanni Battista and the church of Santa Caterina. And then, outside the town, there is a landscape to admire and explore, amidst green woods, paths and tiny villages of rare poetry.