Norcia

Tips for visiting Norcia

• Norcia is known across Italy for its cured meats and pork butchers. The word norcineria, for a pork butcher's shop, comes from the town's name.
• Black truffles are the other local speciality, in season through the winter months.
• St Benedict, founder of Western monasticism, was born here. The Basilica of San Benedetto stands on the main square, Piazza San Benedetto. The 2016 earthquake badly damaged the town's churches, so check what is open before you go.
• Norcia sits at the edge of the Monti Sibillini National Park, with hiking and the high plain of Castelluccio, known for its lentils and its flowering fields in early summer.

Dates, prices and rules change, so check official sites before you travel.

Getting to Norcia by train

A car is the practical way, and an electric car works too (see EV charging below). There is no train station. There is no railway. The nearest stations are Spoleto and Foligno, then a bus or car. A car is the practical way to reach Norcia.

Check times and book on Trenitalia Also Italo (high-speed routes)

Trenitalia is Italy's main train operator and runs regional, intercity and high-speed (Frecciarossa) trains. Italo is a second operator on the main high-speed lines. We do not show live timetables. Times and fares change, so check before you travel.

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