Between the late Middle Ages and the seventeenth century Preci had a famous school of surgery: its surgeons were specialists in removing kidney stones, an art that grew up in the shadow of the abbey of Sant'Eutizio.
The town developed inside a thirteenth-century fortress. An earthquake destroyed almost all of it in 1328, and in 1527 the troops of cardinal Armellini finished the job; each time it was rebuilt. A comune since 1817, in October 2016 it was struck again: the tremors damaged the abbey and left the historic centre unusable. The 757 residents are still there.
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📅 Every year, on 7 June
Preci celebrates Our Lady of Pity on 7 June; the well-fortified town, which once overlooked the road from Triponzo to the Val Castoriana, is best known for the nearby Abbey of Sant'Eutizio, the Renaissance cradle of a renowned school of surgery.
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Outside Preci, but an easy day trip away.
