# Things to see in Norcia (Italy): 43 places and when to go

> Norcia is a town in Italy, and this site lists 43 places in and around it, mainly Mountains (28), Nature (21), Hiking (13). The best known are Norcia Abbey, Monte Argentella and Basilica of Santa Rita of Cascia. The best time to come is April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 15 h 08 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 52. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/norcia/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Italy · 42.7926, 13.0937
- **Places:** 43 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montana/) (28) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/naturaleza/) (21) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/senderismo/) (13) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/espiritual/) (6) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/gastronomia/) (2) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/historia/) (1)
- **Best time:** April to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** FCO Rome, 130 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Cima del Redentore, at 2,448 m.

## What to see in Norcia

The places in and around Norcia, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Norcia Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monastery-of-st-benedict/): Church building in Norcia, Italy · 4 m
- [Monte Argentella](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-argentella/): Nature · Mountains · 14 km
- [Basilica of Santa Rita of Cascia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-of-santa-rita-da-cascia/): Church building in Cascia, Italy · 11 km
- [Cima del Redentore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cima-del-redentore/): Mountain in Italy · 14 km
- [Monte Porche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-porche/): Mountain in Italy · 15 km
- [Monte Prata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-delle-prata/): Mountain in Italy · 13 km
- [Palazzo Borghese](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-borghese/): Mountain in province Marche · 14 km
- [Colle La Croce](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/colle-la-croce/): Mountain in Italy · 14 km
- [Monte Cornaccione](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-cornaccione/): Mountain in Italy · 15 km
- [Spina di Gualdo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-spina-di-gualdo/): Mountain in Italy · 12 km
- [Co-Cathedral of St. Mary of Silver](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/concattedrale-di-santa-maria-argentea/): Building in Norcia, Italy · 124 m
- [Monte Cardosa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-cardosa/): Mountain in Italy · 11 km
- [Monte Lieto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-lieto/): Mountain in Italy · 8.6 km
- [Monte Patino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-patino/): Mountain in Italy · 5.2 km
- [Monte Pagliano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-pagliano/): Mountain in Italy · 10 km
- [Monte Pian Falcone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-pian-falcone/): Mountain in the Marche region of Italy · 8.8 km
- [Poggio Sommorto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/poggio-sommorto/): Mountain in Italy · 9.8 km
- [Punta di Valloprare](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/punta-di-valloprare/): Mountain in Italy · 9.7 km
- [Cima del Lago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cima-del-lago/): Mountain of the Apennine · 14 km
- [Monte Utero](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-utero/): Mountain in Italy · 12 km
- [Sant'Eutizio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/abbazia-di-s-eutizio/): Abbey in Italy · 9.0 km
- [Tito Zilioli Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bivacco-tito-zilioli/): Mountain hut in Italy · 15 km
- [Chiesa di San Martino dei Gualdesi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-martino-dei-gualdesi/): Church building in Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy · 12 km
- [Cima dell'Osservatorio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cima-dell-osservatorio/): Mountain in Italy · 14 km

And the other 19, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [Collegiata di Santa Maria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/collegiata-di-maria-santissima/)
- **Nature**: [Monte Sella](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-sella/), [Pizzo del Diavolo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/pizzo-del-diavolo/), [Quarto San Lorenzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/quarto-san-lorenzo/)
- **Snow**: [Area Sciistica Ussita Frontignano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/area-sciistica-ussita-frontignano/)
- **Food and drink**: [Birra Nursia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/birra-nursia/), [Terra Divina - Cantina e pizzeria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/terra-divina-cantina-e-pizzeria/)
- **Hiking**: [Cammino nelle Terre Mutate - asse principale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-nelle-terre-mutate-asse-principale/), [Cammino nelle Terre Mutate - variante](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-nelle-terre-mutate-variante/), [Great Sibylline Ring Stage 7](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/great-sibylline-ring-stage-7/), [Great Sibylline Ring Stage 8](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/great-sibylline-ring-stage-8/), [Great Sibylline Ring Stage 9](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/great-sibylline-ring-stage-9/), [Way of St. Benedict - Stage 01](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/way-of-st-benedict-stage-01/)
- **Mountains**: [Casale Argentella](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/casale-argentella/), [Rifugio Altino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-altino/), [Rifugio Belvedere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-belvedere/), [Rifugio Casali](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-casali/), [Rifugio Colle Le Cese](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-colle-le-cese/), [Rifugio Madonna della Cona](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-madonna-della-cona/)

## When to go to Norcia

The best time to visit Norcia is **April to June and September to October**; also possible: November to March and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 11 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 19 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 39 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 11 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 27 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 08 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 51 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 45 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 16 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 48 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 30 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 52 |

In June there are 15 h 08 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 52. In September, 42 of the 43 places are at their best.

When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Norcia

The nearest main airport is Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO, Rome), 130 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=42.7926%2C13.0937)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=42.7926%2C13.0937)

## Other towns nearby

- [Campello sul Clitunno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/campello-sul-clitunno/): 44 places · 28 km
- [Micigliano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/micigliano/): 28 places · 37 km
- [Caldarola](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/caldarola/): 40 places · 39 km
- [Terni](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/terni/): 17 places · 47 km
- [Assisi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/assisi/): 41 places · 47 km
- [Campli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/campli/): 16 places · 49 km

And all of Italy, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Norcia?

The best known: [Norcia Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monastery-of-st-benedict/), [Monte Argentella](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-argentella/), [Basilica of Santa Rita of Cascia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-of-santa-rita-da-cascia/), [Cima del Redentore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cima-del-redentore/), [Monte Porche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-porche/). In all, 43 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Norcia?

April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 15 h 08 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 52.

### How do you get to Norcia?

The nearest main airport is Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), 130 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=42.7926%2C13.0937) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Norcia as the destination and these 43 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).