Category: What to see
Facing Piazza Garibaldi, with the entrance to Piazza Cavour, the Palazzo Vescovile (Bishop’s palace) is one of the most impressive buildings of the old town of Narni. The bishopric in the city of Narni. The building was built in the Middle Age next to the Cathedral, and was then restored in the Seventeenth century by […]
Piazza Garibaldi (Garibaldi Square) was once called Lake Square or Lacus square because of a large cistern used during the Middle Ages to provide water during sieges. Today the square is the center of Narni and the cistern has become an adventure path, which tell the importance and value of water. The square in the […]
The Church of Santa Margherita was built in the heart of the town of Narni, at the beginning of the XVII century. Near the building that was the monastery of the Benedictine nuns, now suppressed. The Church of Santa Margherita: the pearl of Baroque. The architecture of the church is late sixteenth century: the particularity […]
Castles, villages, abbeys, each with their own history, each with their own traditions but linked each other in one proud land, that one which composes the Lands of Narnia, the territory of the municipality of Narni. Castles, villages and abbeys of the Narnia lands. Narni’s Municipality – within the so called “Umbria of the Le […]
Churches, abbeys, sanctuaries, natural paths for walks or for riding bikes: outside the walls of Narni lives the authentic spirit of the southern Umbria. What to see outside the walls of Narni. The itineraries and places surrounding the mountain where Narni is located are interesting both for natural and for cultural and spiritual attractions. The […]
The majestic Narni is placed to dominate that gorge made by the Nera river which gave it the name. Is an ancient city rich of history, art and tradition, a beautiful place to visit in Umbria. The city of Narni. Narni was the Nequinum of Umbrian people which slowed down the Romans in their advance towards […]
Find out what to see in Narni: among the walls of the town, outside its walls and in its territory made by castles, villages and ancient abbeys. Discover what to see in Narni. The town and the historic centre. Discover the most important sights in Narni: visit the Cathedral of San Giovenale, the museum and […]
Ternana Gate, a medieval door, is one of the principal entrance to the medieval walls of the town of Narni. The gate is mentioned in the municipal statutes of the 1371 as de Arvoltis (i.e delle Arvolte), maybe for the numerous curves that you need to cross to reach it going up the slope along […]
