Things to do near Valnerina - Cascia Italy – what to see attractions and activities.

The village of Cerreto di Spoleto was built in the fifteenth century and covers an area of about 357 meters. The purpose of its construction was to protect the area of the castle of Cerreto. Currently, only one of the four doors and a watchtower comes from the village, which has been transformed into a bell tower church. The environment was the center of some studies and was considered very important historic center.

The Civic and Diocesan Museum “La Castellina”, built in 1967, after a long period of closure, was reopened in 1996 as a permanent exhibition. This is based in the main floor of La Castellina, a fortress built in 1554 on a project by Jacopo Barozzi, by the will of Pope Giulio III. The museum itinerary is divided into three sections: the Collection of the Civic and Diocesan Museum, which brings together works of art owned by ecclesiastical or municipal, dating from the twelfth and eighteenth centuries, the Collection Massenzi and the Permanent Archaeological Exhibition “Leave for the Afterlife”.

The Tower of Cerreto di Spoleto was part of the medieval defensive system of this municipality. The building is also known as the bell tower because inside it is a huge bell of 16 tons.