Of ancient origins, the town, situated to the confluence of the river Serra with the river Nera, is extended to the center of an immense flat basin rich of water, surruonded by every side from the sweet umbre hills cultivated to cereals, vineyards, barbabietole from sugar, vegetables, olive groves. The valley results to be inhabitant since from the most ancient times, like show the thousand of graves, datable to leave from the end of the period of the bronze, recovered, in the necropoli of the Acciaierie and of San Pietro in Campo. To only 6 kilomters from Ternu, taken the state Valnerina, admires one of the impressivest natural shows of our country. It Is the famous Cascata of Marmore, formed from the river Velino, that a comprehensive run of 165 meters is the waterfall more hight of Europe.To visit are besides the ancient villageof Piediluco, Ferentillo and Montefranco. The city of Terni, nonostante the heavy bombardments immediately during the last war, interesting preserve depositions artistic of the past, between that major place is reserved to the Cathedral of origin romanica. To go cite the church of San Salò, of San Pietro, of San Francesco and of San Lorenzo. As for the cooking the typical dishes are the colobacccio selvatico to the skewer, the rabbit to the tometo and the brait of persian to the grasses. |