Norcia, Sabina land, subjugated by Rome in 290 B.C. was the seat of
the town hall. Christianity arrived in the 111C. and became seat of
the episcopate where St. Scolastica and St. Benedict were born; the
latter was known as the founder of western monarchism and patron of
Europe. In the XV1 century it became prefecture of the mountain, crammed
with churches, convents, confraternities and oratories. It had goldsmith
and painting schools, was prolific with personages from the field
of medicine, law and arts. An academy was built in the XVII century
and a theatre in the XVIII. At the end of the century it was occupied
by the Napoleonic troops and included in the French empire. In the
early 20th century many people emigrated to the United States. During
the XIX century the old area was reduced and its urban structure rebuilt.
Norcia has many shops and nowadays is considered the most suggestive
centre in the Valnerina. It offers marvellous scenery immersed in
an uncontaminated nature, a holiday resort in the green heart of Umbria
in the Monte Sibillini national park. Its touristic /sports vocation,
which has made it a popular retreat for the most prestigious sports
clubs, extend also to the mountain, Forca Canapine; an ideal locality
for skiing, is the seat of the best hang-gliding school in Europe
with a height of 1542mt.. Benedictine abbeys, churches, mountainside
turreted villages are dotted everywhere. Norcia is rich in handicraft
shops; iron, wool and wooden goods.
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