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Norcia
A walled mountain town in Umbria celebrated as the birthplace of St. Benedict and as Italy's capital of black truffles.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Borbona
Lazio, Italy · Europe
About Borbona
Borbona sits on the route: 15 minutes from Micigliano, 35km from Cascata delle Marmore.
Borbona is in Lazio, Italy, with about 533 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Micigliano, about 9 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Borbona?
Within an hour or so of Borbona: Norcia (32 km), Cascata delle Marmore (35 km), Campo Imperatore (36 km), Castelluccio di Norcia (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Borbona?
The nearest famous roads are Campo Imperatore, Pescara Circuit and Appian Way.
Where is Borbona?
Borbona is in Lazio, Italy, about 9 km from Micigliano.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 533
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Lazio
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 42.5094, 13.1321
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Borbona
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Cascata delle Marmore
A 165-meter man-made waterfall created by the ancient Romans in 271 BC, now one of Italy's most impressive cascades.
35 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Campo Imperatore
A vast high-altitude plateau beneath the Gran Sasso peaks, an 'Little Tibet' drive in Abruzzo's national park.
36 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
Castelluccio di Norcia
Hilltop hamlet at 1,452 m above the Piano Grande plateau, where lentil fields erupt into a patchwork bloom of red, blue and gold each June-July (La Fiorita). The drive up from Norcia across the karst plain is one of the Apennines' great reveals.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Spoleto
An ancient Umbrian town famous for its towering Roman aqueduct bridge, the Ponte delle Torri, and its annual arts festival.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Medici-era stone village on the edge of the Campo Imperatore plateau, restored as a scattered 'albergo diffuso' after near-abandonment. Its lanes, tower and candle-lit cellars sit at 1,250 m in the Gran Sasso national park.
46 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Rocca Calascio
A ruined hilltop fortress at one of Italy's highest castle sites, surveying the Apennine peaks of Abruzzo.
50 km · about 60 min drive
cafe
Caffè Meletti
Art-nouveau café of 1907 on Ascoli Piceno's travertine Piazza del Popolo, home of the anisetta liqueur the Meletti family still distils. Hemingway and Sartre drank here; order the anisetta 'con la mosca', with a coffee bean afloat.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Borbona
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 36 kmCampo ImperatoreA vast high-altitude plateau beneath the Gran Sasso peaks, an 'Little Tibet' drive in Abruzzo's national park.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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