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Castiglione del Lago

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

This limestone promontory was once the fourth island of Lake Trasimeno, until the water between it and the shore was filled in. Inside its walls and three gates, the streets were laid out under the della Corgna, who ruled here in the 16th and 17th centuries from a palace frescoed by Pomarancio. A walkway with arrow slits facing the lake links the palace to the Rocca del Leone.

Highlights

  • Palazzo della Corgna, with halls frescoed by Pomarancio and Salvio Savini
  • Rocca del Leone and its triangular tower above the lake
  • Chiesa di San Domenico (1638), with a coffered wooden ceiling
  • Fagiolina del Trasimeno, a small local bean protected by Slow Food

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

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Things to see

Travel guide (Wikivoyage)

Castiglione del Lago è una città dell'Umbria.

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Events through the year

  • Strasimeno Sport and games · First Sunday of MarchUltramarathon starting and finishing in the old centre
  • Coloriamo i Cieli Sport and games · Late April or MayLight aircraft, hot-air balloons and thousands of kites at the old airfield
  • Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene Religious · 22 July
  • Trasimeno Blues Music and arts · July
  • Feast of Saint Dominic Religious · AugustRecalls Saint Dominic's healing of Duchess Eleonora de Alarcón y Mendoza
  • International folklore festival Music and arts · August
  • Feast of Saint Matthew Religious · September

Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.

Based on Wikipedia (Castiglione del Lago (IT), Castiglione del Lago (EN)) (CC BY-SA).

Local food & wine

  • Fagiolina del TrasimenoLocal produceSmall bean, Slow Food Presidium of Lake Trasimeno
  • Local olive oilOlive oil
  • Local wineWine

Based on Wikipedia (Castiglione del Lago) (CC BY-SA).

Where to sleep

15 places to stay within 3 km

  • Hotels 9
  • B&Bs and guest houses 4
  • Campsites 2

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Thermal baths nearby

  • Parco Acquasanta · ~36 min by car
  • Terme di Chianciano · ~36 min by car
  • Terme Sorgente Sant'Elena · ~37 min by car
  • Piscine Termali Theia · ~39 min by car
  • Terme di Montepulciano · ~42 min by car
  • Bagno Bossolo · ~50 min by car
  • Terme San Filippo · ~1 h 06 by car
  • La Balena Bianca · ~1 h 06 by car

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Nearby member villages

  1. Passignano sul Trasimeno · 9.3 km
  2. Panicale · 12 km
  3. Paciano · 12 km
  4. Corciano · 19 km
  5. Cetona · 22 km

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