House for sale in Narni, Umbria

This property in the historic center of Narni, a few steps from Piazza Garibaldi, is a luxurious townhouse that offers an elegant and refined atmosphere. The property consists of a spacious double living room, a kitchen, two bedrooms, a study, two bathrooms, a closet and a terrace. The entire apartment has been finely renovated, keeping the original frescoes intact, which add a touch of historical charm and a unique character to the environment. A true pearl in the heart of Narni. The area around Narni was already inhabited in the Paleolithic, as attested by the findings in some of the caves that make up the territory. Around the beginning of the first millennium BC, populations of Apennine culture of Ideo-European origin, the Osco-Umbri, settled in the area, calling their settlement Nequinum. In 300 BC, the citadel returned to the interests of Rome, which had it besieged by the consul Quintus Appuleius Pansa, but with unsuccessful results given its impervious position[4]. It took over a year to accomplish the feat, which occurred in 299 BC thanks to the betrayal of two local people who allowed the Romans to enter the walls. It thus became a Roman colony, and a strategic centre along the Via Flaminia. To punish the support given to the Gauls, and considering Nequinum a bad omen (in Latin, nequeo means "I cannot", and nequitia means "uselessness".), the Romans changed the name of the city in Latin to Narnia[5][6][7], from the name of the nearby river Nar, the current Nera. There is not much information about that period, but it is thought[8] that the city may have had a role of some importance during the first two Punic wars. Along the Nera river, near the hamlet of Stifone, where the port of the Roman city was located in ancient times, the archaeological site of what appears to be a Roman shipyard has recently been identified.[9]. Strabo[10] and Tacitus[11] also provide information on the ancient navigability of the Nera river. Well-known is the passage in which the consul Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, in 19, decided to embark in Narni with his wife Plancina in order to reach Rome without arousing suspicion. It became a Municipium in 90 BC. In the year 30 AD Nerva, Roman emperor, was born there. Narnia is mentioned in the early Christian era by Tertullian, in the Apologeticum, in a list of "false gods" drawn up in the first century, as the city was the ancient home of the god Visidianus (Narnensium Visidianus). It is not known with certainty when the city of Narnia changed its name to Narni, but this probably occurred gradually over time starting from the 13th century[unsourced] and then becoming effective after the French Revolution[unsourced], even if until the end of the 19th century inscriptions with the ancient name of Narnia[unsourced] were still found on tombstones and official writings.

House for sale in Narni, Umbria

Single-family detached house via 20 Settembre, Centro, Narni

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