Preci is a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Perugia The province of Perugia () is the larger of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising two-thirds of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Perugia. The province covered all of Umbria until 1927, w ...

in the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

region

Umbria Umbria ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region of central Italy. It includes Lake Trasimeno and Cascata delle Marmore, Marmore Falls, and is crossed by the Tiber. It is the only landlocked region on the Italian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula. The re ...

, located about 60 km southeast of

Perugia Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...

. It is one of

I Borghi più belli d'Italia () is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, that was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities, with the a ...

("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). It is a medieval burg (13th century) developed inside a fortress, which was almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake in 1328. Preci borders the following municipalities: Castelsantangelo sul Nera,

Cerreto di Spoleto Cerreto di Spoleto is an Italian village and ''comune'' of the province of Perugia in Umbria. It is a dispersed rural community with 1,158 inhabitants spread over 8 ''frazioni''. Villages Ponte di Cerreto is a village of about 200 inhabit ...

Norcia Norcia (), traditionally known in English by its Latin name of Nursia (), is a town and comune in the province of Perugia (Italy) in southeastern Umbria. Unlike many ancient towns, it is located in a wide plain abutting the Monti Sibillini, a su ...

Visso Visso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. It houses the seat of Monti Sibillini National Park. It is one of I Borghi più bel ...

. The old centre of Preci was badly damaged in the October 2016 Central Italy Earthquakes. As at July 2018, the old centre of Preci is entirely closed off to visitors pending reconstruction work.

Main sights

*Remains of the 13th-century castle in the ''frazione'' of Acquaro *Pre-historic grotto tombs, in the ''frazione'' of Fiano d'Abeto *Church of ''Annunziata'' in Poggio di Croce. It houses a 14th-century fresco of the ''Annunciation'' by Giovanni del Biondo

References

Cities and towns in Umbria Borghi più belli d'Italia {{Umbria-geo-stub