Valle del Sole, Norcia

Valle del Sole in Norcia: location

The restaurant is in Ancarano di Norcia, a hamlet of the municipality of Norcia. Ancarano was one of the hamlets hardest hit by the 2016 earthquakes. In August 2024 a new multi-purpose sports facility and a children's play area were opened there, while reconstruction was still underway. Before setting out, it is worth checking directly that the restaurant is open and can be reached.

Valle del Sole in Norcia: what it offers

Valle del Sole is classified as a restaurant. More places to eat in Norcia and its hamlets are listed on the page where to eat in Norcia.

Valle del Sole: what to see nearby

In the Ancarano area the main landmark is Forca d'Ancarano, the highest point of the valley, at an elevation of 1,008 meters. Here lies the archaeological site of a mountain sanctuary, used between the 6th century BC and the middle of the 1st century BC. Nearby stands the Church of Madonna Bianca, a 15th-century church.

At Forca d'Ancarano there is an equipped picnic area, at the edge of the Pineta del Pettenaio pine forest, inside the national park of the Sibillini Mountains, about 10 minutes by car from Norcia. From here starts the Anello Forca di Ancarano, a loop trail: it leads to the summit of Monte delle Rose, is about 10 km long and takes just over 5 hours.