FORTE SORGNANO

PERUGIA - Perugia is the main Umbrian city, made of its five districts enclosed by original Etruscan walls 22 centuries old. The most important monuments and spots are: Palazzo dei Priori, the Cathedral, the Fontana Maggiore. All these elements can be found in the same place: Piazza Grande. Walking down the beautiful Corso Vannucci, there are several elements to see, as the Belvedere garden, the Rocca Paolina and the Umbrian Art Gallery. While eating some excellent Perugia chocolate, be ready to walk up and down the hill because stairs are another feature who make Perugia famous! Distances > Roma (180 km - 111 miles), Firenze (150 km - 93 miles), Terni (60 km - 37 miles), Orvieto (66 km - 40,9 miles), Todi (40 km - 24,8 miles), Assisi (10 km - 6,2 miles) Gubbio (50 km - 31 miles)

ASSISI - Laying on a Mount Subasio side, everything in this small town talks about Saint Francesco. The shocking Basilica, also famous for Giotto’s frescos, is the top of a charming hill, facing the whole Perugia valley. Just out hte centre you can find interesting roman ruins.

A gentle, quiet atmosphere reigns in this town, it was an umbrian town then conquered by the romans and after devastated during the barbarian invasions.Later it became a free city-state and during the renaissance Assisi was ruled by many lords before becoming part of the Papal states. Beside the basilica, there are several interesting churches: the S.Rufino church, S.Damiano and the S.Chiara church. Distances > Gubbio (45 km - 27,9 miles), Perugia (10 km - 6,2 miles), Terni (70 km - 43 miles), Orvieto (70 km- 43 miles), Todi (50 km - 31 miles), Spoleto (45 km - 28 miles), Foligno (25 km - 15,5 miles)

 

TODI - The town is world wide famous mainly for the kind of stone which is made of and also because the poet Iacopone da Todi was born there. Visiting Todi also gives you the chance to taste its typical food and products. Very nice is the historical downtown starting from the Santuario della Consolazione through the San Donato church until the great Piazza del Popolo.

A visit to this town is of the greatest interest for the beauty of its monuments and its medieval centre. The nature surrounding the historic downtown is rich, full of great landscapes and panoramic view. In ten minutes from Todi you can easily reach the Tevere river park and Corbara lake. Distances > Orvieto (30 km - 18,6 miles), Assisi (55 km - 34 miles), Perugia (50 km - 31 miles), Terni ( 40 km - 24,8 miles), Spoleto (42 km - 25 miles), Gubbio (80 km - 50 miles), Roma (139 km - 86 miles), Firenze (197 km - 122 miles)

CASCIA - Cascia has a millenary historical tradition and background. Its main spot is surely Santa Rita Sanctuary. Cascia is also very close to Marches, which are beyond the large and spectacular Park of the Sibillini Mountains. Not far from Cascia there is the small borough of Roccaporena, a mystic town, that is the native place of Santa Rita.

Cascia is plunged in the Valnerina, so that it represents a perfect place for the nature lovers too.

Many sport activities and excursions can be done in these territories. In a few minutes the Sibillini mountains park can be reached, a great wild park that divide the Umbria region with the Marches region. Distances > Roma (148 km - 92 miles), Perugia (100 km - 62 miles), Assisi (90 km - 55 miles), Ascoli Piceno (70 km - 42 miles), Terni (60 km - 36 miles), Gubbio (130 km - 80 miles), Spoleto (47 km - 29 miles)

FOLIGNO and the Clitunno’s Springs - Famous since ancient ages, Clitunno’s springs are a spectacular series of many water bubbles making a suggestive little lake. Near the lake you can find a nice small temple dedicated to the Saturno god. Close to the Clitunno's springs there are some interesting towns like Foligno Trevi, Bevangna, Spello and Montefalco. All these towns have the typical umbrian features with hill position and fascinating white-stone built palaces. Walking around these umbrian boroughs is a unique experience, infact they all have mantained the old atmosphere of the past ages.

SPOLETO - This town represents a typical mix of many different ages and events. Once rebuilt by the Romans, it still keeps its old medieval aspect. Spoleto was a rich Lungbard area, then, an important Papal State town. The Rocca Albornoziana and the Roman ruins must be seen!
Since a long time, Spoleto has been the set for an important cultural event, called "Festival dei Due Mondi".

Other important monuments that worth a visit are the Cathedral of S.Maria Assunta, the S.Pietro church and the Roman theatre dating from the 1st century A.D. today totally restored so that its original structure and shape is once more visible. Distances > Terni (30 km - 18,6 miles), Perugia (65 km - 40 miles), Assisi (70 km - 42 miles), Cascia e Norcia (45-50 km - 32 miles), Orvieto (80 km - 49 miles), Roma (140 km - 86 miles)

NORCIA - Among the most important Umbrian towns, Norcia is a pitoresque place characterized by its central square where the S. Benedetto Basilique and the Town Hall are. Not so far from the town there is Castelluccio di Norcia, an almost deserted small borough, located in the Mount Sibillini Mounts National Park. This area is very famous for its lenticchie and for its altitude (1432 mt on the sea level): this is the reason why the borough has a nickname: "the roof of Umbria". In Castelluccio di Norcia a climbing course can be done. For the sport lovers, you can find another attraction near Norcia; the rafting center on the Corno stream. Norcia is also a town famous for its cookery tradition and its precious black truffle. Distances > Roma (160 km - 99 miles), Perugia (110 km - 68 miles), Assisi (90 km - 65 miles), Ascoli Piceno (60 km - 37 miles), Terni (65 km - 40 miles), Gubbio (130 km - 80,6 miles), Spoleto (50 km - 30 miles)

Panicale- pretty borough inside the Perugia district it offers to the visitormany attractions, above all the San Sebastiano church (inside you findsome Perugino's frescoes),the Theatre, the Holy furnish museum and the Tulle Museum (includes a collection of some embroider masterpiece).

Deruta -south of Perugia, it is famous for its ancient artistic pottery tradition that you can see, a different types, inside the Pottery Museum.

 

Città della Pieve - south of Perugia, near Chiusi (in Tuscany), this up hill position boroughs is very interesting and worth a visit. It is different from many other umbrian places because of its red-bricks palaces. This town is much more similar to the low tuscany towns.

TRASIMENO LAKE PARK - this Park created in 1995 is a large protected area 13.000 ha large holding in its territory the town of Castiglione del Lago Magione, Panicale, Passignano and Tuoro on Trasimeno.
The lake is one of the biggest in Italy and its shores are ideal both for bathing and for fishing.
In the Trasimeno lake there are 3 nice islands: Polvese, Maggiore and Minore. Near the lake there are several etruscan and roman ruines. From Passignano you can take the boat to reach the Polvese island. A visit to the Rocca del Leone in Castiglion del lago is a must. From its towers you can enjoy a wonderful view of the whole lake.

CITTA' DI CASTELLO - dynamic and beautiful town in the north of Umbria, it is famous for the handcraft and the trapery working.
Its historical centre is rich of monuments and touristic attractions:
the Pinacoteca, the famous collection of artist Burri, the Cathedral Museum. Outside the centre there is a well equipped Thermal center (the Fonticchio spa). Just few kms from the town, in a calm, quiet position there is the Canoscio Sanctuary. Distances > Perugia (60 km - 37 miles) Todi (94 km - 58 miles), Umbertide (24 km - 15 miles), Gubbio (50 km - 31 miles), Orvieto (127 km - 78,7 miles), Arezzo (40 km - 24,8 miles), Cortona (55 km - 33 miles), Firenze (130 km - 80,6 miles), Roma (230 km - 142,6 miles)

GUBBIO - it is the perfect example of a medieval city, surrounded by a wild savage nature and high mountains, Gubbio still mantains a mystic atmosphere, the main important monument, The Palazzo dei Consoli is another example of the old Umbria architecture. Just out the town there are some interesting roman ruins to be visited: the old theatre and other particular roman trails.

Gubbio is also world famous for its Race of the giant candles: a historic folklore event. Way nort-east direction and in a few minutes you can find the Natural region of Montecucco. A large savage park rich of untouched woods, rivers and a very long underground paths (more than 30 natural caves are in this area). Distances > Roma (210 km - 130 miles), Terni (118 km - 73 miles), Orvieto (113 km - 70 miles), Citta di Castello (54 km - 33 miles), Perugia (50 km - 30 miles), Cortona (70 km - 43 miles), Arezzo (100 km - 62 miles), Siena (150 km - 93 miles)