Massa Martana

Framed by the Monti Martani, Massa Martana is a walled medieval town on a tuff shelf near the old Via Flaminia. Badly damaged by the 1997 earthquake, its old centre was carefully restored and reopened in 2006. The countryside around is scattered with Roman remains and country churches, among them Santa Maria in Pantano, built on Roman foundations at the site of Vicus Martis.

Highlights

• Santa Maria in Pantano, with Roman urns and inscriptions reused inside
• Santuario della Madonna della Pace beside a medieval town gate
• Colli Martani DOC wines and extra virgin olive oil (IT)
• Nociata, an Umbrian nougat
• Walls built by the Bentivenga lords, still standing around the old town

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