Montefalco

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

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Luca AlessMontefalco - Palazzo Comunale CC BY-SA 4.0
Luca AlessMontefalco - Porta Sant'Agostino CC BY-SA 4.0
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Called the 'balcony of Umbria' since 1568, this hilltop town looks over the plain of the Topino and Clitunno, with views stretching from Perugia to Spoleto. Vineyards and olive groves ring its walls, and beyond Porta Sant'Agostino the streets are lined with shops selling the local Sagrantino. The former church of San Francesco holds Benozzo Gozzoli's frescoes of the saint's life.

Highlights

Benozzo Gozzoli's St Francis frescoes in the San Francesco museum complex
Sagrantino di Montefalco, the local red, in the town's wine shops
Sant'Agostino church (1279–1285), with 14th-century frescoes
Medieval walls and gates, including the crenellated Porta Sant'Agostino
Kestrels released in 2007, recalling the falcons said to have named the town

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Montefalco (IT), Montefalco (EN)), Wikivoyage (Montefalco). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 5,357

Things to see

Events through the year

Anteprima Sagrantino Food and wine · February
Gioco della Ciuccetta Sport and games · Easter MondayPlayers knock eggs together; the last unbroken egg wins
Processione del Cristo Morto Religious · Good FridayTorchlit procession of wooden statues, announced by drums and rattles
Terre del Sagrantino Food and wine · March
Montefalco nel bicchiere Food and wine · April
Cantine Aperte Food and wine · Usually the last Sunday of MayWineries open for tastings of local wines and products
Feast of Saint Fortunatus Religious · 1 June
Processione delle lampade Religious · 16 AugustRelics of Saint Clare carried through lamp-lit streets of the old town
Agosto Montefalchese Historical · Early August to 19 AugustFour quarters in Renaissance dress compete for the Falco d'Oro
Rock Doc Live Music and arts · Late AugustRock concerts
Feast of the Madonna della Stella sanctuary Religious · 8 September
Enologica Montefalco Food and wine · SeptemberWine fair presenting the new Sagrantino vintage, with guided tastings
Grape harvest festival Food and wine · Third Sunday of SeptemberParade of floats on harvest themes, then food, wine and dancing
C’era una volta…a Natale Seasonal · December

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Montefalco), Wikivoyage (Montefalco). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Translated and adapted from open data: Eventi e manifestazioni in Umbria, Regione Umbria (CC BY 4.0).

Local food & wine

ZyanceMontefalco z09 CC BY-SA 2.5
Sagrantino di MontefalcoWineDOCG red from the local grape, deep, tannic and made to age
Sagrantino passitoWineSweet, syrupy version of Sagrantino
JonathanischoiceMontefalco rosso DOC CC BY-SA 4.0
Rosso di MontefalcoWineSangiovese blended with some Sagrantino
Montefalco GrechettoWineWhite wine from the local Grechetto grape
Olive oilOlive oil

Adapted from Wikipedia (Montefalco), Wikivoyage (Montefalco (EN), Montefalco (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

8 places to stay within 3 km

Hotels 3
B&Bs and guest houses 3
Campsites 2

Nearby member villages

Bevagna · 5.7 km
Trevi · 8.1 km
Giano dell'Umbria · 9 km
Spello · 11 km
Massa Martana · 17 km